A comparison of the effectiveness of respondent-driven and venue-based sampling for identifying undiagnosed HIV infection among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico.

Heather A PinesShirley J SempleCarlos Magis-RodríguezAlicia Harvey-VeraSteffanie A StrathdeeRudy PatrickGudelia RangelThomas L Patterson

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)

Despite RDS and VBS being equally effective for identifying undiagnosed HIV infection, each recruitment method reached different subgroups of MSM and TW in Tijuana. Our findings suggest that there may be benefits to using both RDS and VBS to increase the identification of previously undiagnosed HIV infection and ultimately support HIV care engagement among MSM and TW in Mexico and other similar LMIC.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
randomized controlled trial
human immunodeficiency virus
systematic review
polycystic ovary syndrome
social media
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
bioinformatics analysis
skeletal muscle
breast cancer risk