A Web 2.0 and Epidemiology Mash-Up: Using Respondent-Driven Sampling in Combination with Social Network Site Recruitment to Reach Young Transwomen

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1265-1274

  Arayasirikul, Sean ^a,b   Chen, Yea Hung ^a   Jin, Harry ^a,b,c   Wilson, Erin ^a,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Recruitment; Transgender; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSGENDER; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX WORK; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84945259429     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1234-4     Document Type: Article

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