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Ricardo Baruch-Domínguez¹, Johanna Chapin-Bardales², Laramie R Smith³

¹Escuela de Salud Pública de México. Cuernavaca, México. rbaruch@ippfwhr.org.

Salud Publica De Mexico

|September 21, 2022

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Online surveys effectively reach large populations of men who have sex with men (MSM), offering a cost-effective method for national health studies. This approach facilitates broad geographic coverage and resource efficiency.

Area of Science:

* Public Health
* Epidemiology
* Digital Health

Background:

* Understanding the health needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) is crucial for targeted interventions.
* Traditional survey methods may face challenges in reaching geographically dispersed and specific populations.
* The internet offers a potential platform for efficient data collection in public health research.

Purpose of the Study:

* To describe the design and implementation of the Survey of Sex Among Men (ES Entre Hombres).
* To characterize the participant profile of this national online survey.
* To evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of online surveys for MSM populations.

Main Methods:

* An online, non-probabilistic survey (ES Entre Hombres) was conducted nationally.

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* Participants were men aged 18 years and older who have sex with men (MSM) and use the internet.

* Recruitment utilized online dating site advertisements, with self-administered questionnaires via SurveyGizmo.

Main Results:

* A total of 15,875 eligible and complete surveys were collected over 11 weeks.
* The majority of participants were young (65.7% <29 years) and accessed the internet daily (94.3%).
* Data represented all 32 states in the country, indicating broad geographic reach.

Conclusions:

* Internet-based surveys are a cost-effective method for studying populations like MSM.
* This approach allows for significant resource savings and the attainment of large sample sizes.
* Online surveys facilitate cost-effective geographic coverage, enhancing public health research capabilities.