Estimation of the Population Size of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vietnam: Social App Multiplier Method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam has been increasing in recent years, there are no estimates of the population size of MSM based on tested empirical methods.

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the size of the MSM population in 12 provinces in Vietnam and extrapolate from those areas to generate a national population estimate of MSM. A secondary aim of this study was to compare the feasibility of obtaining the number of users of a mobile social (chat and dating) app for MSM using 3 different approaches.

Methods

This study used the social app multiplier method to estimate the size of MSM populations in 12 provinces using the count of users on a social app popular with MSM in Vietnam as the first data source a

SUBMITTER: Son VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492067 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature