Evaluating recruitment among female sex workers and injecting drug users at risk for HIV using respondent-driven sampling in Estonia

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-317

  Uusküla, Anneli ^a   Johnston, Lisa G ^b   Raag, Mait ^a   Trummal, Aire ^c   Talu, Ave ^c   Des Jarlais, Don C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estonia; Female sex workers; HIV; Injecting drug users; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTITUTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTITUTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953674145     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9427-7     Document Type: Article

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