Table 1. Seed characteristics and success of recruitment using RDS.
Seed ID | Main venue for meeting partners | Age | Network size | Self-identified sexual orientation | Maximum number of waves | Maximum number of recruits (excepting seeds) | Percent of total participants recruited |
A | Bathhouses/spas | 44 | 100 | Only Homosexual | 6 | 13 | 3.1 |
B | Internet | 26 | 50 | Only Homosexual | 8 | 87 | 20.7 |
C | Internet | 28 | 35 | Only Homosexual | 9 | 65 | 15.4 |
D | Restrooms/parks | 24 | 10 | Bisexual | 3 | 11 | 2.6 |
E | Bathhouses/spas | 38 | 20 | Bisexual | 13 | 73 | 17.3 |
F | Restrooms/parks | 39 | 2 | Only Homosexual | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
G | Bars | 41 | 100 | Bisexual | 11 | 86 | 20.4 |
H | Bars | 32 | 60 | Only Homosexual | 11 | 83 | 19.7 |
I | Internet | 35 | 50 | Only Homosexual | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |