Sampling hidden populations: Lessons learned from a telephone-based study of persons recently diagnosed with HIV (PRDH)

Eileen M. Harwood; Keith J. Horvath; Cari Courtenay-Quirk; Holly Fisher; Rachel Kachur; Mary McFarlane; Bryn Meyer; B. R. Simon Rosser; Ann O'Leary

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Sampling hidden populations: Lessons learned from a telephone-based study of persons recently diagnosed with HIV (PRDH)

Eileen M. Harwood, Keith J. Horvath, Cari Courtenay-Quirk, Holly Fisher, Rachel Kachur, Mary McFarlane, Bryn Meyer, B. R. Simon Rosser, Ann O'Leary

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This paper describes a flexible, multi-stage, nonprobability sampling process used in a study of persons recently diagnosed as HIV-positive (PRDH). From July 2007 to June 2008, we used venue and chain-referral sampling strategies to recruit PRDH in the US. We sought equal distributions (n = 20) of eligible PRDH from four self-identified subgroups: gay or bisexual men (GBM), heterosexual men (HM), heterosexual women (HW), and male-tofemale transgender women (TGW). We categorized 30 sampling venues as websites, health clinics, or other networks. For 359 volunteer respondents, website venues proved more productive compared to health clinics and other sources. Website venues were most efficient for sampling recently diagnosed GBM and HW. Passive sampling methods were less effective in recruiting HM and TGW. Sampling approaches should be flexible and tailored to reach sub-categories within hidden populations. The sampling process itself produced valuable knowledge about social networks of hidden HIV populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	31-40
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2011.573302
State	Published - Jan 2012

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This study was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Grant #5UR6PS000341. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Keywords

HIV
chain-referral sampling
hidden populations
qualitative methodology
subject recruitment
venue sampling

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Harwood, E. M., Horvath, K. J., Courtenay-Quirk, C., Fisher, H., Kachur, R., McFarlane, M., Meyer, B., Simon Rosser, B. R., & O'Leary, A. (2012). Sampling hidden populations: Lessons learned from a telephone-based study of persons recently diagnosed with HIV (PRDH). International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 15(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2011.573302

Harwood, EM, Horvath, KJ, Courtenay-Quirk, C, Fisher, H, Kachur, R, McFarlane, M, Meyer, B, Simon Rosser, BR & O'Leary, A 2012, 'Sampling hidden populations: Lessons learned from a telephone-based study of persons recently diagnosed with HIV (PRDH)', International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2011.573302

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