Arayasirikul Sean, Chen Yea-Hung, Jin Harry, Wilson Erin
Center for Public Health Research, San Francisco Department of Public Health, 25 Van Ness Ave, Floor 5, San Francisco, CA, 94102, USA.
Medical Sociology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2016 Jun;20(6):1265-74. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1234-4.
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) peer referral has been proven to be an effective recruitment method for hard-to-reach populations; however, its application in diverse populations is limited. Recruitment occurred in two phases: RDS-only followed by development and implementation of an online social network strategy in combination with RDS peer referral (RDS + SNS). Compared to RDS-only, RDS + SNS reached a sample that was younger (χ(2) = 9.19, P = .03), more likely to identify with a non-binary gender identity (χ(2) = 10.4247, P = .03), with less housing instability (50.5 vs. 68.6 %, χ(2) = 9.0038, P = .002) and less sex work (19.7 vs. 31.4 %, χ(2) = 5.0798, P = .02). Additionally, we describe lessons learned as a result of implementing our online social network strategy. Our findings underscore the importance of integrating Internet-driven strategies to meet challenges in sample diversity and recruitment of young transwomen.
应答驱动抽样（RDS）同伴推荐已被证明是一种针对难以接触人群的有效招募方法；然而，其在不同人群中的应用有限。招募分两个阶段进行：仅采用RDS，随后结合RDS同伴推荐制定并实施在线社交网络策略（RDS + SNS）。与仅采用RDS相比，RDS + SNS所获得的样本更年轻（χ(2) = 9.19，P = 0.03），更有可能认同非二元性别身份（χ(2) = 10.4247，P = 0.03），住房不稳定情况更少（50.5%对68.6%，χ(2) = 9.0038，P = 0.002），从事性工作的比例更低（19.7%对31.4%，χ(2) = 5.0798，P = 0.02）。此外，我们描述了实施在线社交网络策略所吸取的经验教训。我们的研究结果强调了整合互联网驱动策略以应对样本多样性挑战和招募年轻跨性别女性的重要性。
