Comparison of Different Recruitment Methods for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research: Social Media–Based Versus Conventional Methods

Yoko Motoki   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Etsuko Miyagi   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Masataka Taguri   ² , PhD ;   Mikiko Asai-Sato   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Takayuki Enomoto   ³ , MD, PhD ;   John Dennis Wark   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Suzanne Marie Garland   ^{5, 6, 7} , MD

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

² Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

⁴ Department of Medicine and Bone and Mineral Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

⁵ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

⁶ Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia