2.7. Recruitment
RECRUITMENT
Participants were recruited using a hybrid method that included advertisements placed in the medical research section of a local free newspaper, flyers posted in local community-based organizations, and peer-to-peer recruitment, where participants were compensated $15 for referring peers to the study. Peer recruiters were also able to receive a bonus of $15 in compensation per peer who provided a laboratory report to the study, as a means of using peer influence, support, and reminders to encourage the timely provision of such laboratory reports, which were challenging for participants to obtain. Most participants were recruited from peer referral 72.5% (58/80), and a minority from newspaper advertisements (25.0%, [20/80]), and through flyers posted in community-based organizations or other means (2.5%, [2/80]).