Relative Efficiency of Field and Online Strategies in the Recruitment of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

Efforts to reach HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and link them to care must be expanded; however, finding and recruiting them remains a challenge. We compared the efficiency of three recruitment sources in reaching self-identified HIV-positive MSM with various characteristics. Relative...

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Published in:AIDS education and prevention 2015-04, Vol.27 (2), p.103-111
Main Authors: Vial, Andrea C, Starks, Tyrel J, Parsons, Jeffrey T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Clubs
Data Collection
Departments
Drug Abuse
Efficiency, Organizational
Ethnicity
HIV
HIV Infections - ethnology
HIV Infections - therapy
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Male
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Internet
Male
Males
Men
Mental Health
Minority Groups
Patient Selection
Recruitment
Resistance (Psychology)
Sexual orientation
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Stimulants
Stimuli
White People
Whites
Young Adult
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Summary:Efforts to reach HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and link them to care must be expanded; however, finding and recruiting them remains a challenge. We compared the efficiency of three recruitment sources in reaching self-identified HIV-positive MSM with various characteristics. Relative to recruitment online and at clubs and bars, AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) were significantly more efficient in reaching HIV-positive MSM in general. This was also true for those with specific characteristics of interest such as substance/stimulant use, and HIV-positive MSM who were racial/ethnic minorities. Both ASOs and online recruitment were more efficient than clubs and bars in reaching HIV-positive MSM not taking HIV medication. This was also the case for White HIV-positive MSM in general, and White HIV-positive MSM who used substances and stimulants. Online recruitment was also more efficient than clubs and bars in reaching HIV-positive MSM who were young across the board.
ISSN:0899-9546
1943-2755
DOI:10.1521/aeap.2015.27.2.103