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 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.
Andrea C
AC
Vial
Tyrel J
TJ
Starks
Jeffrey T
JT
Parsons
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005006:Ethnicity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D018579:Patient Selection; D012747:Sexual Partners; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult