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A Qualitative Examination of Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS) Peer Referral Challenges Among Young Transwomen in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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- Hidden Population Estimation with Indirect Inference and Auxiliary Information.Proceedings of machine learning research · 2024Article
- Ethical and methodological challenges conducting participative research with transgender and gender-diverse young people: a systematic review.International journal of transgender health · 2024Review
- A Technology-Based Intervention Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Nonbinary People (The Conectad@s Project): Protocol for A Vanguard Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Can respondent driven sampling be used to recruit new mothers? A mixed methods study in metropolitan Washington DC.PloS one · 2021Article
- I Don't Want the Tray to Tip: Experiences of Peer Evaluators in a Multisite HIV Retention in Care Study.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2019Article
- "Starfish Sampling": a Novel, Hybrid Approach to Recruiting Hidden Populations.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundEfforts have focused on developing innovative recruitment strategies to engage the most marginalized of populations in public health research. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) has been found to be an effective sampling strategy for hard-to-reach, hidden populations. Though studies have documented RDS peer referral as challenging, literature contextualizing these challenges is scant and rarely do they discuss the role of Internet technologies.
objectiveThe objective of the study was to explore reasons for peer referral challenges in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk and resilience study among a hidden population of youth, specifically, young transwomen. These findings amplify the unique opportunities Internet technologies bring to public health research and methodology.
methodsWe conducted focused, semistructured, qualitative interviews with 16 young transwomen to investigate the reasons why youth did or did not refer peers to an RDS study for transwomen ages 16-24 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Qualitative interview data were coded and analyzed using grounded theory.
resultsParticipants discussed specific barriers and facilitators related to four factors that include study design, study implementation, community characteristics, and individual characteristics, which contributed to RDS peer referral challenges.
conclusionsOur grounded theory analysis identifies important considerations for future RDS studies with hidden youth populations. Exploring research participants' experiences is integral in strengthening future epidemiologic research efforts that plan to use RDS to sample and estimate the hidden epidemics among at-risk youth and transgender women. Additionally, Internet technologies and Web-based adaptations offer solutions to traditional RDS peer referral challenges, having the potential to increase accessibility and use among hidden youth populations.
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