ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2010
Comparing respondent-driven sampling and targeted sampling methods of recruiting injection drug users in San Francisco.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.
- Estimating Hidden Population Size of COVID-19 using Respondent-Driven Sampling Method - A Systematic Review.Infectious disorders drug targets · 2024Pooled it
- Opioid withdrawal symptoms, frequency, and pain characteristics as correlates of health risk among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Trial
- Unwanted effects, self-management strategies, and consequences of unwanted effects of methamphetamine use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Health Harms Associated With Forced Displacements Among People Who Use Drugs in San Francisco, California.Substance use & addiction journal · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic, behavioral, and geospatial factors associated with syringe services program use in San Francisco, California.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Linkage to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Syringe Services Programs and the Criminal Legal System: A Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Perspectives on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) access and service delivery among a community sample of people who use opioids in Los Angeles.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- HIV and hepatitis C Virus in internally displaced people with and without injection drug use experience in the region of Shida Kartli, Georgia.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Modeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on achieving HCV elimination amongst young and unstably housed people who inject drugs in San Francisco.The International journal on drug policy · 2024Article
- The Development and the Assessment of Sampling Methods for Hard-to-Reach Populations in HIV Surveillance.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Review
- Characterizing Opioid Withdrawal Experiences and Consequences Among a Community Sample of People Who Use Opioids.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Reduced Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalisation with Use of an Unsanctioned Safe Consumption Site for Injection Drug Use in the United States.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Disparities in Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and the Need to Strengthen Comprehensive Sexual Health Services for Trans Women.Transgender health · 2022Article
- Predictors of protein intake among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.The American journal on addictions · 2022Article
- Health risk associated with residential relocation among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA: a cross sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Consuming illicit opioids during a drug overdose epidemic: Illicit fentanyls, drug discernment, and the radical transformation of the illicit opioid market.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- Factors associated with injury and blood-borne infection risk when providing assisted injection among people who inject drugs.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Transition from injecting opioids to smoking fentanyl in San Francisco, California.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Observational
- Prevalence and predictors of recent temporary psychiatric hold among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Factors associated with methamphetamine withdrawal symptoms among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
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Abstract
The objective of this article is to compare demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, and service utilization among injection drug users (IDUs) recruited from two separate studies in San Francisco in 2005, one which used targeted sampling (TS) and the other which used respondent-driven sampling (RDS). IDUs were recruited using TS (n = 651) and RDS (n = 534) and participated in quantitative interviews that included demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, and service utilization. Prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess whether there were differences in these variables by sampling method. There was overlap in 95% CIs for all demographic variables except African American race (TS: 45%, 53%; RDS: 29%, 44%). Maps showed that the proportion of IDUs distributed across zip codes were similar for the TS and RDS sample, with the exception of a single zip code that was more represented in the TS sample. This zip code includes an isolated, predominantly African American neighborhood where only the TS study had a field site. Risk behavior estimates were similar for both TS and RDS samples, although self-reported hepatitis C infection was lower in the RDS sample. In terms of service utilization, more IDUs in the RDS sample reported no recent use of drug treatment and syringe exchange program services. Our study suggests that perhaps a hybrid sampling plan is best suited for recruiting IDUs in San Francisco, whereby the more intensive ethnographic and secondary analysis components of TS would aid in the planning of seed placement and field locations for RDS.
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