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Original Articles

Recruitment Strategies of Indian Men Who Have Sex with Men in the State of Maharashtra Into an Online Survey

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Pages 221-227 | Received 15 Jun 2015, Accepted 18 May 2016, Published online: 11 Aug 2016
 

ABSTRACT

The authors reported lessons learned from their efforts to recruit Indian men and transgender women/hijras who have sex with men into an online cross sectional study. Between September 2013 and May 2014, we implemented a 7-phased recruitment strategy that included the use of online and offline strategies to enroll a total of 449 participants into an online survey about recent sexual behavior and various psychosocial measures. The phases were implemented sequentially and cost-per-eligible participant was calculated. Using social media and collaborating with organizers of community events proved the most effective strategies for recruiting Indian men who have sex with men into online research.

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Funding

The study Internet-Based HIV Prevention for Indian MSM (ISHKonnect) was funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, grant number INDO-US/84/2010-ECD-II and the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, grant number 1R21AI094676-01. Research protocols were approved by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects and The Humsafar Trust, the University of Minnesota, and the University of California San Francisco Institutional Review Boards.

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