Evaluating respondent-driven sampling as an implementation tool for universal coverage of antiretroviral studies among men who have sex with men living with HIV

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S107-S113

  Baral, Stefan D ^a   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Schwartz, Sheree ^a   Orazulike, Ifeanyi ^b   Ugoh, Kelechi ^c   Peel, Sheila A ^d   Ake, Julie ^d   Blattner, William ^e   Charurat, Manhattan ^e  

^a Department of Health Behavior and Society   (United States)

^b ICARH   (Nigeria)

^c Improving Men's Health Initiative   (Nigeria)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Antiretroviral treatment; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Nigeria; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM USE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIV TEST; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLING; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADOLESCENT; HIV INFECTIONS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924434509     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000438     Document Type: Article

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