Respondent-driven sampling: a sampling method for hard-to-reach populations and beyond

S Raifman, MA DeVost, JC Digitale, YH Chen… - Current Epidemiology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We provided an overview of sampling methods for hard-to-
reach populations and guidance on implementing one of the most popular approaches …

Network sampling: From snowball and multiplicity to respondent-driven sampling

DD Heckathorn, CJ Cameron - Annual review of sociology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Network sampling emerged as a set of methods for drawing statistically valid samples of
hard-to-reach populations. The first form of network sampling, multiplicity sampling, involved …

The effects of COVID-19 lockdown 1.0 on working patterns, income, and wellbeing among performing arts professionals in the United Kingdom (April–June 2020)

N Spiro, R Perkins, S Kaye, U Tymoszuk… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This article reports data collected from 385 performing arts professionals using the HEartS
Professional Survey during the COVID-19 Lockdown 1.0 in the United Kingdom. Study 1 …

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil: results of the 2nd national survey using respondent-driven sampling

L Kerr, C Kendall, MDC Guimarães, RS Mota… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil: re... : Medicine HIV prevalence
among men who have sex with men in Brazil: results of the 2nd national survey using …

Unweighted regression models perform better than weighted regression techniques for respondent-driven sampling data: results from a simulation study

L Avery, N Rotondi, C McKnight, M Firestone… - BMC medical research …, 2019 - Springer
Background It is unclear whether weighted or unweighted regression is preferred in the
analysis of data derived from respondent driven sampling. Our objective was to evaluate the …

Organizations and survey research: Implementing response enhancing strategies and conducting nonresponse analyses

BR Fulton - Sociological Methods & Research, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Surveys provide a critical source of data for scholars, yet declining response rates are
threatening the quality of data being collected. This threat is particularly acute among …

Age and gender-specific hepatitis C continuum of care and predictors of direct acting antiviral treatment among persons who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington

MA Corcorran, JI Tsui, JD Scott, JC Dombrowski… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized management of
hepatitis C virus (HCV), but treatment uptake remains low among persons who inject drugs …

HIV prevalence and associated factors among female sex workers in Ethiopia, east Africa: A cross-sectional study using a respondent-driven sampling technique

S Abdella, M Demissie, A Worku, M Dheresa… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background HIV acquisition among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) is 30 times higher than the
acquisition rate among females in the respective general population. A higher HIV burden in …

Surveying immigrants without sampling frames–evaluating the success of alternative field methods

D Reichel, L Morales - Comparative migration studies, 2017 - Springer
This paper evaluates the sampling methods of an international survey, the Immigrant
Citizens Survey, which aimed at surveying immigrants from outside the European Union …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers in a highly affected region in Brazil

M Cohen, LN Cruz, RB Cardoso, MFPM Albuquerque… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of
healthcare workers (HCWs), especially in low and middle-income countries, which had to …