Objectives Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a new data collection methodology used
to estimate characteristics of hard-to-reach groups, such as the HIV prevalence in drug …

Reporting key details of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey implementation and
analysis is essential for assessing the quality of RDS surveys. RDS is both a recruitment and …

Human behaviour will continue to play an important role as the world grapples with public
health threats. In this paper, we draw from the emerging evidence on behaviour adoption …

Background Uganda's generalized HIV epidemic is well described, including an estimated
adult male HIV prevalence in Kampala of 4.5%, but no data are available on the prevalence …

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV. Few data are available on MSM
and HIV-related risk behaviors in West Africa. We aimed to describe risk behaviors and …

Objectives The objective of the study was to characterize the timing and trends of select
mitigation policies, changes in community mobility, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Background: The population-based HIV impact assessment (population-based HIV impact
assessments) surveys are among the first to estimate national adult HIV incidence …

Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) is a novel variant of link tracing sampling that has
primarily been used to estimate the characteristics of hard-to-reach groups, such as the HIV …

To determine HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among men who have sex with
men (MSM) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. We conducted a cross-sectional RDS survey of MSM in …

Abstract Introduction The UNAIDS 90‐90‐90 targets to diagnose 90% of people living with
HIV, put 90% of them on treatment, and for 90% of them to have suppressed viral load have …