Potential limitations include a small number of participants, which may limit generalizability, and a relatively short duration.
Limitations include that only public facilities were included, which may limit generalizability.
Although there are a lot of positive results, there were still limitations of this study including (i) a non-random sampling which may limit generalizability, and (ii) test-retest was not performed which may limit reliability.
One limitation, however, to the study is the use of convenience sampling, which may limit generalizability of the study findings to the target population.
Randomized clinical trials are considered the gold standard for evidence-based practices but strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, costs to perform them and the time required to design and complete them may limit generalizability, followup and timeliness.
LIMITATIONS The exclusion criteria and the volunteer nature of this cohort may limit generalizability.
LIMITATIONS: The questionnaire was not completed systematically in the clinic, which may limit generalizability, and self-reported measures may have introduced social desirability bias.
We also had a small sample size, and the study was conducted at a single urban tertiary care center, which may limit generalizability.
This sampling plan may limit generalizability in one sense, but the plan and the pooled, weighted impact estimates attempt to more equally represent the different programs in the study.
Finally, MSM tend to congregate in urban areas, which is why recruitment took place in urban centers; again, this may limit generalizability.
This may limit generalizability of findings.
