Adaptation of Venue-Day-Time Sampling in Southeast Asia to Access Men Who Have Sex with Men for HIV Assessment in Bangkok

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ID2407259
AutoresGordon Mansergh (0000-0002-3202-9081, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Sathapana Naorat, Rapeepun Jommaroeng (Ministry of Public Health), Richard A Jenkins (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Supaporn Jeeyapant (Ministry of Public Health), Kamolset Kanggarnrua, Praphan Phanuphak (0000-0002-8669-1847, Thai Red Cross Society), Jordan W Tappero (0000-0001-5538-2067), Frits Van Griensven (0000-0002-0971-2843, Ministry of Public Health)
Año2006
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas135-152
Fecha de publicación2006-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCAM (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x05282267
OpenAlexW2086209521
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas9

This article describes adaptation and implementation of venue-day-time (VDT) sampling to enroll Thai men who have sex with men (MSM) through bars, saunas, and parks in Bangkok for the first community-based assessment of HIV prevalence and risk behavior. VDT sampling had four phases: (1) identification and geographic mapping of venues, (2) enumerating foot traffic at a subset of venues, (3) determination of eligibility and willingness to participate at a further subset of venues, and (4) enrollment of participants at a final set of venues. Field staff included peer staff, information technologists, and lab specialists. Survey data were collected with handheld computers; oral fluid specimens were collected for HIV testing. Local stakeholders were included in the process. The VDT sampling process took 6 months to complete, with 1,121 MSM enrolled. The successful implementation of VDT sampling provides a model for adapting the method to access and assess hard-to-reach populations in other non-Western settings

Adaptation (eye) · Data collection · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Men who have sex with men · Sampling (signal processing) · Sociology · Statistics · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Demography · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology