Implementing respondent-driven sampling to recruit women who exchange sex in New York City: Factors associated with recruitment and lessons learned

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Carrillo, Sidney A. ; Rivera, Alexis V. ; Braunstein, Sarah L.
• Description:
  Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) relies on productive peer recruitment to capture hidden populations. Domestic studies have identified characteristics of productive recruitment among RDS samples of men who have sex with men and persons who use drugs, but not of women who exchange sex, a group vulnerable to HIV infection. We examined sociodemographic-, behavioral-, exchange-sex-, and protocol-related factors associated with recruitment among seeds (n = 25) and peers (n = 297) in the 2016 New York City National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Study cycle focused on women who exchange sex. Recruiter productivity was significantly associated with not having been recently incarcerated, lower rate of HIV testing, and larger exchange sex networks among seeds, and with HIV-prevention services usage among peers. We describe challenges and lessons learned from implementing RDS in this population. Our study identifies seed characteristics and protocol improvements researchers can utilize when implementing future RDS studies among women who exchange sex.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Data Collection Female HIV Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Selection Peer Group Population Surveillance Sex Workers Surveys And Questionnaires Urban Population Vulnerable Populations

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• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 24(2):580-591
• Pubmed ID:
  30929151
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8201473
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U62 PS005086/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; 6NU62PS005086/CC/CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:893699de068cb4272bd1bfa9c0c62b516d288208cb45d263101bc2f34d0c5d69
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107253/cdc_107253_DS1.pdf
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