Adaptation of Venue-Day-Time Sampling in Southeast Asia to Access Men Who Have Sex with Men for HIV Assessment in Bangkok

Field Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-152

  Mansergh, Gordon ^a   Naorat, Sathapana ^b   Jommaroeng, Rapeepun ^b   Jenkins, Richard A ^a   Jeeyapant, Supaporn ^b   Kanggarnrua, Kamolset ^c   Phanuphak, Praphan ^c   Tappero, Jordan W ^b   Van Griensven, Frits ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Thailand Ministry of Public Health CDC Collaboration   (United States)

^c Thai Red Cross Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangkok; bisexual; gay; HIV; men who have sex with men (MSM); methodology; sampling; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747877833     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X05282267     Document Type: Article

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