Published in Epidemiology on January 01, 2012
Commentary: Respondent-driven Sampling in the Real World. Epidemiology (2012) 1.65
Network Structure and Biased Variance Estimation in Respondent Driven Sampling. PLoS One (2015) 1.49
The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 1.48
Diagnostics for Respondent-driven Sampling. J R Stat Soc Ser A Stat Soc (2014) 1.45
Respondent driven sampling--where we are and where should we be going? Sex Transm Infect (2012) 1.35
The importance of measuring and accounting for potential biases in respondent-driven samples. AIDS Behav (2013) 1.32
Evaluation of respondent-driven sampling in a study of urban young men who have sex with men. J Urban Health (2015) 1.26
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology for respondent-driven sampling studies: "STROBE-RDS" statement. J Clin Epidemiol (2015) 1.25
An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Recruitment Patterns on RDS Estimates among a Socially Ordered Population of Female Sex Workers in China. Sociol Methods Res (2013) 1.23
Sex and gender diversity among transgender persons in Ontario, Canada: results from a respondent-driven sampling survey. J Sex Res (2014) 1.16
Evaluation of the role of location and distance in recruitment in respondent-driven sampling. Int J Health Geogr (2011) 1.14
Engagement with HIV prevention treatment and care among female sex workers in Zimbabwe: a respondent driven sampling survey. PLoS One (2013) 1.14
Understanding recruitment: outcomes associated with alternate methods for seed selection in respondent driven sampling. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 1.12
Challenges to recruiting population representative samples of female sex workers in China using Respondent Driven Sampling. Soc Sci Med (2014) 1.11
Spatial, temporal and relational patterns in respondent-driven sampling: evidence from a social network study of rural drug users. J Epidemiol Community Health (2014) 1.03
Network Sampling with Memory: A proposal for more efficient sampling from social networks. Sociol Methodol (2012) 1.01
Evaluating respondent-driven sampling as an implementation tool for universal coverage of antiretroviral studies among men who have sex with men living with HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2015) 0.99
Balancing theory and practice in respondent-driven sampling: a case study of innovations developed to overcome recruitment challenges. PLoS One (2013) 0.98
Respondent driven sampling is an effective method for engaging methamphetamine users in HIV prevention research in South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend (2014) 0.96
Online respondent-driven sampling for studying contact patterns relevant for the spread of close-contact pathogens: a pilot study in Thailand. PLoS One (2014) 0.95
Respondent driven sampling: determinants of recruitment and a method to improve point estimation. PLoS One (2013) 0.93
Access to harm reduction programs among persons who inject drugs: findings from a respondent-driven sampling survey in Tehran, Iran. Int J Drug Policy (2014) 0.93
High prevalence of non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Malaysia: Correlates of overdose and implications for overdose prevention from a cross-sectional study. Int J Drug Policy (2014) 0.91
High HIV prevalence among low-income, Black women in New York City with self-reported HIV negative and unknown status. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2013) 0.90
A social network-informed latent class analysis of patterns of substance use, sexual behavior, and mental health: Social Network Study III, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Am J Public Health (2014) 0.88
Intervenable factors associated with suicide risk in transgender persons: a respondent driven sampling study in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.87
Implementation of Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Sweden. PLoS One (2015) 0.87
Patterns and predictors of multiple sexual partnerships among newly arrived Latino migrant men. AIDS Behav (2013) 0.86
Evaluating outcome-correlated recruitment and geographic recruitment bias in a respondent-driven sample of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS Behav (2014) 0.86
Brief Report: Respondent-driven Sampling Estimators Under Real and Theoretical Recruitment Conditions of Female Sex Workers in China. Epidemiology (2015) 0.85
Errors in reported degrees and respondent driven sampling: implications for bias. Drug Alcohol Depend (2014) 0.85
Sexual Mixing in Shanghai: Are Heterosexual Contact Patterns Compatible With an HIV/AIDS Epidemic? Demography (2015) 0.84
Elevated 12-month and lifetime prevalence and comorbidity rates of mood, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders in Chinese men who have sex with men. PLoS One (2013) 0.84
Comparison of subset selection methods in linear regression in the context of health-related quality of life and substance abuse in Russia. BMC Med Res Methodol (2015) 0.84
Safe havens and rough waters: networks, place, and the navigation of risk among injection drug-using Malaysian fishermen. Int J Drug Policy (2013) 0.84
HIV Prevalence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Greater Kuala Lumpur Recruited Using Respondent-Driven Sampling. AIDS Behav (2015) 0.83
Do community-based strategies reduce HIV risk among people who inject drugs in China? A quasi-experimental study in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces. Harm Reduct J (2014) 0.83
Stigma and Parenting Children Conceived From Sexual Violence. Pediatrics (2015) 0.83
Health Information Seeking, Source Trust, and Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Health Information Trends and Needs Between Guam and the United States. J Health Commun (2016) 0.83
Prevalence of Anal High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nigeria. Sex Transm Dis (2016) 0.82
Advancing methods for US transgender health research. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes (2016) 0.82
A Web 2.0 and Epidemiology Mash-Up: Using Respondent-Driven Sampling in Combination with Social Network Site Recruitment to Reach Young Transwomen. AIDS Behav (2016) 0.82
Prevalence and correlates of loneliness among Chinese service industry migrant workers: A cross-sectional survey. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.81
Methodological challenges in collecting social and behavioural data regarding the HIV epidemic among gay and other men who have sex with men in Australia. PLoS One (2014) 0.81
Assessing differences in groups randomized by recruitment chain in a respondent-driven sample of Seattle-area injection drug users. Ann Epidemiol (2014) 0.80
Reconceptualizing the HIV epidemiology and prevention needs of Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Swaziland. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
Comparison of Respondent Driven Sampling Estimators to Determine HIV Prevalence and Population Characteristics among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Moscow, Russia. PLoS One (2016) 0.79
Including Online-Recruited Seeds: A Respondent-Driven Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Med Internet Res (2016) 0.79
Mental health and substance use among bisexual youth and non-youth in Ontario, Canada. PLoS One (2014) 0.78
High variability of HIV and HCV seroprevalence and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs: results from a cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling in eight German cities (2011-14). BMC Public Health (2016) 0.78
The association between psychosocial and structural-level stressors and HIV injection drug risk behavior among Malaysian fishermen: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2016) 0.78
Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Cisgender and Transgender Women Sex Workers in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Study. Sex Transm Dis (2017) 0.77
Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and other sexually transmitted infections among MSM from three cities in Panama. J Urban Health (2014) 0.77
The HIV epidemic among women in the United States: a persistent puzzle. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2013) 0.77
Assessing the geographic coverage and spatial clustering of illicit drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling in New York City. J Urban Health (2015) 0.75
Respondent-driven sampling among gay and bisexual men: experiences from a New Zealand pilot study. BMC Res Notes (2015) 0.75
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infections and Risk Behaviors among Malaysian Fishermen. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
A Qualitative Examination of Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS) Peer Referral Challenges Among Young Transwomen in the San Francisco Bay Area. JMIR Public Health Surveill (2015) 0.75
Does size really matter? A sensitivity analysis of number of seeds in a respondent-driven sampling study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada. BMC Med Res Methodol (2016) 0.75
Accuracy of name and age data provided about network members in a social network study of people who use drugs: implications for constructing sociometric networks. Ann Epidemiol (2016) 0.75
Sampling Migrants from their Social Networks: The Demography and Social Organization of Chinese Migrants in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Migr Stud (2016) 0.75
Towards the estimation of effect measures in studies using respondent-driven sampling. J Urban Health (2014) 0.75
Health research among hard-to-reach people: six degrees of sampling. CMAJ (2015) 0.75
Unveiling of HIV dynamics among transgender women: a respondent-driven sampling study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lancet HIV (2017) 0.75
The complex interplay of social networks, geography and HIV risk among Malaysian Drug Injectors: Results from respondent-driven sampling. Int J Drug Policy (2016) 0.75
Nonparametric Identification for Respondent-Driven Sampling. Stat Probab Lett (2015) 0.75
Social venue range and referral chain impact: Implications for the sampling of hidden communities. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Cross-sectional association between ZIP code-level gentrification and homelessness among a large community-based sample of people who inject drugs in 19 US cities. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance. AIDS (2005) 13.09
From networks to populations: the development and application of respondent-driven sampling among IDUs and Latino gay men. AIDS Behav (2005) 8.81
Using respondent-driven sampling methodology for HIV biological and behavioral surveillance in international settings: a systematic review. AIDS Behav (2008) 6.80
Variance estimation, design effects, and sample size calculations for respondent-driven sampling. J Urban Health (2006) 6.30
Assessing respondent-driven sampling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 5.04
Effectiveness of respondent-driven sampling for recruiting drug users in New York City: findings from a pilot study. J Urban Health (2006) 4.85
Respondent-Driven Sampling: An Assessment of Current Methodology. Sociol Methodol (2010) 4.46
Trends in prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men. Results of 3 consecutive respondent-driven sampling surveys in Beijing, 2004 through 2006. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 3.83
Respondent-driven sampling of injection drug users in two U.S.-Mexico border cities: recruitment dynamics and impact on estimates of HIV and syphilis prevalence. J Urban Health (2006) 3.51
AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF RESPONDENT-DRIVEN SAMPLING: POINT ESTIMATES, VARIANCE, DEGREE MEASURES, AND OUT-OF-EQUILIBRIUM DATA. Sociol Methodol (2009) 3.21
An empirical comparison of respondent-driven sampling, time location sampling, and snowball sampling for behavioral surveillance in men who have sex with men, Fortaleza, Brazil. AIDS Behav (2008) 3.06
HIV prevalence and incidence are no longer falling in southwest Uganda: evidence from a rural population cohort 1989-2005. AIDS (2008) 3.01
Recruiting injection drug users: a three-site comparison of results and experiences with respondent-driven and targeted sampling procedures. J Urban Health (2006) 2.72
Methods to recruit hard-to-reach groups: comparing two chain referral sampling methods of recruiting injecting drug users across nine studies in Russia and Estonia. J Urban Health (2006) 2.52
How many people do you know?: Efficiently estimating personal network size. J Am Stat Assoc (2010) 2.37
Seven-year trends in HIV-1 infection rates, and changes in sexual behaviour, among adults in rural Uganda. AIDS (2000) 2.22
Evaluating respondent-driven sampling in a major metropolitan area: Comparing injection drug users in the 2005 Seattle area national HIV behavioral surveillance system survey with participants in the RAVEN and Kiwi studies. Ann Epidemiol (2010) 1.97
The growing burden of tuberculosis: global trends and interactions with the HIV epidemic. Arch Intern Med (2003) 24.99
HyPhy: hypothesis testing using phylogenies. Bioinformatics (2004) 17.33
Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. AIDS (2006) 10.56
Not so different after all: a comparison of methods for detecting amino acid sites under selection. Mol Biol Evol (2005) 10.21
Datamonkey: rapid detection of selective pressure on individual sites of codon alignments. Bioinformatics (2005) 8.62
HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 7.72
Heterosexual risk of HIV-1 infection per sexual act: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Lancet Infect Dis (2009) 6.96
Datamonkey 2010: a suite of phylogenetic analysis tools for evolutionary biology. Bioinformatics (2010) 6.14
Automated phylogenetic detection of recombination using a genetic algorithm. Mol Biol Evol (2006) 5.94
GARD: a genetic algorithm for recombination detection. Bioinformatics (2006) 4.88
International standards for tuberculosis care. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 4.67
Effect of household and community interventions on the burden of tuberculosis in southern Africa: the ZAMSTAR community-randomised trial. Lancet (2013) 4.58
Transmission of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa and effect of elimination of unsafe injections. Lancet (2004) 4.13
Male circumcision for HIV prevention: from evidence to action? AIDS (2008) 4.11
A trial of mass isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis control. N Engl J Med (2014) 4.07
The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act? Lancet (2010) 3.82
Biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial. AIDS (2007) 3.51
Understanding the impact of male circumcision interventions on the spread of HIV in southern Africa. PLoS One (2008) 3.32
Cluster of human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis: evidence for person-to-person transmission in the UK. Lancet (2007) 3.31
Human immunodeficiency virus and the prevalence of undiagnosed tuberculosis in African gold miners. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 3.26
Increasing prevalence of male homosexual partnerships and practices in Britain 1990-2000: evidence from national probability surveys. AIDS (2004) 3.17
An evolutionary model-based algorithm for accurate phylogenetic breakpoint mapping and subtype prediction in HIV-1. PLoS Comput Biol (2009) 3.11
Methodology of the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Sex Transm Infect (2013) 3.08
An empirical comparison of respondent-driven sampling, time location sampling, and snowball sampling for behavioral surveillance in men who have sex with men, Fortaleza, Brazil. AIDS Behav (2008) 3.06
Persistence of transmitted drug resistance among subjects with primary human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Virol (2008) 3.04
Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2013) 2.92
A random effects branch-site model for detecting episodic diversifying selection. Mol Biol Evol (2011) 2.88
Uptake of workplace HIV counselling and testing: a cluster-randomised trial in Zimbabwe. PLoS Med (2006) 2.71
Randomized controlled double-blind trial of optimal dose methylphenidate in children and adolescents with severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability. J Child Psychol Psychiatry (2012) 2.67
A genetic algorithm approach to detecting lineage-specific variation in selection pressure. Mol Biol Evol (2004) 2.65
Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey. Lancet (2005) 2.64
HIV-1/AIDS and the control of other infectious diseases in Africa. Lancet (2002) 2.64
Is operational research delivering the goods? The journey to success in low-income countries. Lancet Infect Dis (2012) 2.62
Morbidity and mortality in South African gold miners: impact of untreated disease due to human immunodeficiency virus. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 2.60
Performance of commercially available enzyme immunoassays for detection of antibodies against herpes simplex virus type 2 in African populations. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 2.55
Transmission fitness of drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus and the prevalence of resistance in the antiretroviral-treated population. J Infect Dis (2003) 2.54
Male circumcision for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: who, what and when? AIDS (2008) 2.54
Methods to recruit hard-to-reach groups: comparing two chain referral sampling methods of recruiting injecting drug users across nine studies in Russia and Estonia. J Urban Health (2006) 2.52
Adaptation to different human populations by HIV-1 revealed by codon-based analyses. PLoS Comput Biol (2006) 2.48
Early predictors of mortality from Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients: 1985-2006. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 2.42
Out-patient psychological therapies for adults with anorexia nervosa: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry (2012) 2.39
Immune-driven recombination and loss of control after HIV superinfection. J Exp Med (2008) 2.34
HIV incidence during a cluster-randomized trial of two strategies providing voluntary counselling and testing at the workplace, Zimbabwe. AIDS (2007) 2.15
Phylodynamics of infectious disease epidemics. Genetics (2009) 2.15
Syringe possession arrests are associated with receptive syringe sharing in two Mexico-US border cities. Addiction (2007) 2.14
Long-term biological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: follow-up survey of the community-based MEMA kwa Vijana Trial. PLoS Med (2010) 2.09
Lack of neutralizing antibody response to HIV-1 predisposes to superinfection. Virology (2006) 2.07
HIV infection does not affect active case finding of tuberculosis in South African gold miners. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 2.07
Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk. Int J Epidemiol (2008) 2.06
Provider-initiated symptom screening for tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: diagnostic value and the effect of HIV status. Bull World Health Organ (2010) 2.03
A maximum likelihood method for detecting directional evolution in protein sequences and its application to influenza A virus. Mol Biol Evol (2008) 1.96
The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Lancet (2013) 1.91
Empirical observations underestimate the proportion of human immunodeficiency virus infections attributable to sexually transmitted diseases in the Mwanza and Rakai sexually transmitted disease treatment trials: Simulation results. Sex Transm Dis (2006) 1.91
Estimating 'net' HIV-related mortality and the importance of background mortality rates. AIDS (2007) 1.90
Proportion of new HIV infections attributable to herpes simplex 2 increases over time: simulations of the changing role of sexually transmitted infections in sub-Saharan African HIV epidemics. Sex Transm Infect (2007) 1.89
Promoting protection and pleasure: amplifying the effectiveness of barriers against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Lancet (2006) 1.89
Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis. PLoS Med (2011) 1.89
A global framework for action to improve the primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases: a solution to a neglected problem. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.87
Exploring the potential impact of a reduction in partnership concurrency on HIV incidence in rural Uganda: a modeling study. Sex Transm Dis (2012) 1.83
Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc (2013) 1.82
An evolutionary-network model reveals stratified interactions in the V3 loop of the HIV-1 envelope. PLoS Comput Biol (2007) 1.82
A public health model for the molecular surveillance of HIV transmission in San Diego, California. AIDS (2009) 1.81
Sexual function in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Lancet (2013) 1.77
HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors among fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda. Sex Transm Infect (2011) 1.75
Persisting with prevention: the importance of adherence for HIV prevention. Emerg Themes Epidemiol (2008) 1.71
Comparative study of methods for detecting sequence compartmentalization in human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Virol (2007) 1.71
Risk of HIV-1 transmission for parenteral exposure and blood transfusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS (2006) 1.70
The Regai Dzive Shiri Project: a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a multi-component community-based HIV prevention intervention for rural youth in Zimbabwe--study design and baseline results. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.70
Risk factors for herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV among women at high risk in northwestern Tanzania: preparing for an HSV-2 intervention trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2007) 1.69
Long-term impact of acyclovir suppressive therapy on genital and plasma HIV RNA in Tanzanian women: a randomized controlled trial. J Infect Dis (2010) 1.67
Associations between health and sexual lifestyles in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Lancet (2013) 1.67
Quantifying, displaying and accounting for heterogeneity in the meta-analysis of RCTs using standard and generalised Q statistics. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 1.66
Can population differences explain the contrasting results of the Mwanza, Rakai, and Masaka HIV/sexually transmitted disease intervention trials?: A modeling study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2004) 1.65
Asking semi-literate adolescents about sexual behaviour: the validity of assisted self-completion questionnaire (ASCQ) data in rural Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 1.65
Extraspousal partnerships in a community in rural Uganda with high HIV prevalence: a cross-sectional population-based study using linked spousal data. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 1.65
Long-term persistence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in male genital tract secretions: implications for secondary transmission. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.64
Evolutionary fingerprinting of genes. Mol Biol Evol (2009) 1.64
HIV type 1 subtype distribution, multiple infections, sexual networks, and partnership histories in female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2011) 1.63
Population density, water supply, and the risk of dengue fever in Vietnam: cohort study and spatial analysis. PLoS Med (2011) 1.63
Higher risk behaviour and rates of sexually transmitted diseases in Mwanza compared to Uganda may help explain HIV prevention trial outcomes. AIDS (2003) 1.63
ZAMSTAR, The Zambia South Africa TB and HIV Reduction Study: design of a 2 x 2 factorial community randomized trial. Trials (2008) 1.60
Understanding the differences between contrasting HIV epidemics in east and west Africa: results from a simulation model of the Four Cities Study. Sex Transm Infect (2007) 1.60