An empirical comparison of respondent-driven sampling, time location sampling, and snowball sampling for behavioral surveillance in men who have sex with men, Fortaleza, Brazil

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Kendall, Carl ^a   Kerr, Ligia R F S ^b   Gondim, Rogerio C ^c   Werneck, Guilherme L ^d   Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia ^b   Pontes, Marta Kerr ^b   Johnston, Lisa G ^a   Sabin, Keith ^e   McFarland, Willi ^f  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Grupo de Apoio a Prevenção Da AIDS   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral surveillance; Brazil; HIV; Respondent driven sampling; Sampling hidden populations; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; TIME LOCATION SAMPLING;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DATA COLLECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 46149105200     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9390-4     Document Type: Article

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