Does size really matter? A sensitivity analysis of number of seeds in a respondent-driven sampling study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada

Does size really matter? A sensitivity analysis of number of seeds in a respondent-driven sampling study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada

Abstract Background Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is an increasingly used peer chain-recruitment method to sample “hard-to-reach” populations for whom there are no reliable sampling frames. Implementation success of RDS varies; one potential negative factor being the number of seeds used. Methods...

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Main Authors: Nathan John Lachowsky, Justin Tyler Sorge, Henry Fisher Raymond, Zishan Cui, Paul Sereda, Ashleigh Rich, Eric A. Roth, Robert S. Hogg, David M. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
Men who have sex with men
Respondent-driven sampling
Sensitivity analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0258-4

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