Journal article
Using Facebook to recruit young Australian men into a cross-sectional human papillomavirus study
R Das, DA Machalek, EG Molesworth, SM Garland
Journal of Medical Internet Research | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8739
Abstract
Background: Young men can be difficult to engage in health research using traditional methods of recruitment. Social networking sites are increasingly being used to recruit participants into health research, due to their cost effectiveness, overall generalizability, and wide reach. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of using Facebook to recruit young Australian men into a human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence study. Methods: We recruited male permanent residents of Australia, aged 18 to 35 years, into the HPV in Young Males (HYM) study through targeted advertising placed on Facebook. Consenting participants completed an online questionnaire and provided a self-..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The HPV in Young Males study is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant (Sexually transmitted infections: Causes, consequences and interventions Grant #568971) and an Australian Government (Department of Health) HPV Surveillance Fund (Grant #H1314G010). We would like to thank all the staff who contributed to recruitment of participants and data collection, laboratory staff, and all the participants for their time and effort.