Telephone peer recruitment and interviewing during a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey: feasibility and field experience from the first phone-based RDS survey among men who have sex with men in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many respondent-driven sampling (RDS) methodologies have been employed to investigate hard-to-reach populations; however, these methodologies present some limits. We describe a minimally investigated RDS methodology in which peer recruitment and interviewing are phone-based. The feasibility of the methodology, field experiences, validity of RDS assumptions and characteristics of the sample obtained are discussed.

Methods

We conducted a phone-based RDS survey among men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 18 or above and living in Côte d'Ivoire. Eight initial MSM across Côte d'Ivoire were selected. Participants were asked to call a hotline to be registered and interviewed by phone. After the participants completed the questionnaire, they were asked to recruit a maximum

SUBMITTER: Inghels M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7866744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature