TY - JOUR AU - Ludlam, Adrian H. AU - Saxton, Peter J. W. AU - Dickson, Nigel P. AU - Adams, Jeffery PY - 2015 DA - 2015/10/09 TI - Respondent-driven sampling among gay and bisexual men: experiences from a New Zealand pilot study JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 549 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a method of approximating random sampling of populations that are difficult to locate and engage in research such as gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM). However, its effectiveness among established urban gay communities in high-income countries is largely unexplored outside North America. We conducted a pilot study of RDS among urban GBM in Auckland, New Zealand to assess its local applicability for sexual health research. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1449-5 DO - 10.1186/s13104-015-1449-5 ID - Ludlam2015 ER -