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Implementing Targeted Sampling: Lessons Learned from Recruiting Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, MD

Authors: Sean T. Allen, Katherine H. A. Footer, Noya Galai, Ju Nyeong Park, Bradley Silberzahn, Susan G. Sherman

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2019

Abstract

Globally, HIV prevention interventions have proven efficacious among street-based female sex workers (FSWs); yet, there is a dearth of US-based HIV prevention research among this group. The lack of research among FSWs in the USA is partially driven by challenges in recruiting members of this population. The purpose of this research is to describe how targeted sampling was employed to recruit a cohort of street-based FSWs for a study that examined the role of police in shaping the HIV risk environments of street-based FSWs in Baltimore, MD. Our research demonstrates that targeted sampling can be an advantageous strategy for recruiting hidden populations that are mobile and geographically dispersed.

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Title: Implementing Targeted Sampling: Lessons Learned from Recruiting Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, MD
Authors: Sean T. Allen
Katherine H. A. Footer
Noya Galai
Ju Nyeong Park
Bradley Silberzahn
Susan G. Sherman
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-018-0292-0

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