TY - JOUR
T1 - Lessons learned from respondent-driven sampling recruitment in Nairobi
T2 - Experiences from the field
AU - Okal, Jerry
AU - Raymond, Henry F.
AU - Tun, Waimar
AU - Musyoki, Helgar
AU - Dadabhai, Sufia
AU - Broz, Dita
AU - Nyamu, Joan
AU - Kuria, David
AU - Muraguri, Nicholas
AU - Geibel, Scott
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the National HIV and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), the National AIDS Control Council, the University of Manitoba’s Sex Worker Outreach Programme (SWOP), Liverpool VCT, the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID) Laboratory, the Mombasa HIV/STD Research Laboratory, the University of Washington, the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK), and the participants for their respective supportive roles in the successful completion of this research. This study was funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Population Council’s cooperative agreement of Award no. 5U62PS224506. The contents and opinions expressed herein are solely the responsibility the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Okal et al.
PY - 2016/3/11
Y1 - 2016/3/11
N2 - Background: Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is used in a variety of settings to study hard-to-reach populations at risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. However, practices leading to successful recruitment among diverse populations in low-resource settings are seldom reported. We implemented the first, integrated, bio-behavioural surveillance survey among men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who injected drugs in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: The survey period was June 2010 to March 2011, with a target sample size of 600 participants per key populations. Formative research was initially conducted to assess feasibility of the survey. Weekly monitoring reports of respondent characteristics and recruitment chain graphs from NetDraw illustrated patterns and helped to fill recruitment gaps. Results: RDS worked well with men who have sex with men and female sex workers with recruitment initiating at a desirable pace that was maintained throughout the survey. Networks of people who injected drugs were well-integrated, but recruitment was slower than the men who have sex with men and female sex workers surveys. Conclusion: By closely monitoring RDS implementation and conducting formative research, RDS studies can effectively develop and adapt strategies to improve recruitment and improve adherence to the underlying RDS theory and assumptions.
AB - Background: Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is used in a variety of settings to study hard-to-reach populations at risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. However, practices leading to successful recruitment among diverse populations in low-resource settings are seldom reported. We implemented the first, integrated, bio-behavioural surveillance survey among men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who injected drugs in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: The survey period was June 2010 to March 2011, with a target sample size of 600 participants per key populations. Formative research was initially conducted to assess feasibility of the survey. Weekly monitoring reports of respondent characteristics and recruitment chain graphs from NetDraw illustrated patterns and helped to fill recruitment gaps. Results: RDS worked well with men who have sex with men and female sex workers with recruitment initiating at a desirable pace that was maintained throughout the survey. Networks of people who injected drugs were well-integrated, but recruitment was slower than the men who have sex with men and female sex workers surveys. Conclusion: By closely monitoring RDS implementation and conducting formative research, RDS studies can effectively develop and adapt strategies to improve recruitment and improve adherence to the underlying RDS theory and assumptions.
KW - Female sex workers (FSW)
KW - Field experiences
KW - Men who have sex with men (MSM)
KW - People who injected drugs (PWID)
KW - Respondent-driven sampling (RDS)
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U2 - 10.1186/s13104-016-1965-y
DO - 10.1186/s13104-016-1965-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 26969505
AN - SCOPUS:84960478553
SN - 1756-0500
VL - 9
JO - BMC Research Notes
JF - BMC Research Notes
IS - 1
M1 - 158
ER -