Does size really matter? A sensitivity analysis of number of seeds in a respondent-driven sampling study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.

Nathan John LachowskyJustin Tyler SorgeHenry Fisher RaymondZishan CuiPaul SeredaAshleigh RichEric A RothRobert S HoggDavid M Moore

Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2016)

Within a sample of GBMSM in Vancouver, Canada, this RDS study suggests that when equilibrium and homophily are met, although potentially costly and time consuming, analysis is not negatively affected by large numbers of unproductive or lowly productive seeds.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv positive
hiv testing
molecular dynamics
molecular dynamics simulations
antiretroviral therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected