Comparing Respondent-Driven Sampling and Targeted Sampling Methods of Recruiting Injection Drug Users in San Francisco
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Correlates of HIV infection among transfemales, San Francisco, 2010: results from a respondent-driven sampling study.
OBJECTIVES We evaluated the use of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among a high-risk population of transfemales. We also obtained up-to-date epidemiological data on HIV infection and related correlates among this population. METHODS We evaluated the utility of RDS in recruiting a sample of 314 transfemales in San Francisco, California, from August to December 2010 by examining patterns of re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9486-9