Table 2 STROBE-RDS criteria indicating adherence or sensitivity to RDS assumptions in included studies reporting or intending to report a population prevalence estimate for HCV
Study | Formative research undertaken | Research venue | Incentive primary/secondary | Number of seeds per site | Max recruitment waves | Seed data in analysis | Software used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abadie et al. [24] | NSP | £/£ | 2 | RDSAT/RDS-A | |||
Bacak et al. [55] | HIV counselling office | £/£ | RDSAT | ||||
Baumbach et al. [20] | NGO clinic | £/£ | 5 | RDSAT | |||
Bouscaillou et al. [23] | Drug support drop in centre | £/ | 9 | RDSAT | |||
Frost et al. [21] | Mobile bus and NGO clinic | £/£ | 12 | 8 | Excluded | RDSAT | |
Gelpi-Acosta et al. [38] | Field observation and interviews [64] | Field office or mobile van | £/£ | Excluded | RDSAT | ||
Handanagic et al. [34] | Food coupon/food coupon | 13.7 | RDS-A | ||||
Heimer et al. [28] | 82 | RDSAT | |||||
Hope et al. [59] | £/£ | 17 | RDSAT | ||||
Jarlais et al. [60] | £/£ | 12 | RDSAT | ||||
Johnston et al. [25] | Interviews with local officials | NGO centre, rented space | £/£ | 6 | 13 | Included | RDSAT |
Judd et al. [40] | Shopping mall and NGO centre | £/£ | 3 | RDSAT | |||
Lausevic et al. [36] | £/ | 5 | 10 | Excluded | RDS-A | ||
Li et al. [26] | Informal stakeholder meetings | Drop in centre | £/£ | 5 | 11 | RDSAT | |
Mahanta et al. [61] | 3 | RDSAT | |||||
Mahfoud et al. [27] | NGO centres | £/£ | RDSAT | ||||
Malekinejad et al. [33] | Key informant interviews, focus group | £/£ | 16 | 27 | RDSAT | ||
Mirzoyan et al. [37] | £/£ | 7 | 10 | RDSAT | |||
Nadol et al. [22] | Formal study | £/£ | 8 | RDS-A | |||
Paintsil et al. [41] | Gifts/gifts | 23 | Excluded | STATA | |||
Paquette et al. [32] | NSP | £/£ | 5 | 16 | RDSAT | ||
Sarna et al. [35] | NGO centre | £/£ | 4.5 | Excluded | RDSAT | ||
Solomon et al. [19] | Field observation | Drop in centre | /£ | 2.1 | 50 | RDSAT | |
Stulhofer et al. [31] | Interviews with local officials | £/£ | 7 | 12 | Excluded | RDSAT | |
Tun et al. [62] | Interviews with PWIDs | NGO centre | £/£ | 7 | RDSAT | ||
Wenz et al. [29] | Interviews with key stakeholders | Drop in centre | £/£ | 7-19 | 20 | Included | RDSAT |
Zamani et al. [30] | Interviews with local staff and focus groups with PWIDs | Drop in centre | Gift/none | 10 | 8 | RDSAT |