A capture-recapture technique to estimate the size of the injecting drug user population attending syringe exchange programs: AjUDE-Brasil II Project

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Sueli Aparecida MingotiProjeto AjUDE-Brasil II

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study with a two-occasion capture-recapture design. The data are part of the AjUDE-Brasil II Project, carried out in 2000-2001. Estimation of the size of the IDU population attending a syringe-exchange program (SEP) in São José do Rio Preto, Salvador, and Porto Alegre, Brazil, was performed using Chao's model. Capture probabilities were also estimated. For Porto Alegre a comparison of the results from the AjUDE-Brasil I and AjUDE-Brasil II Projects was performed. Results are also presented for error rates secondary to the choice of matching criteria.

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May 25, 2011·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Rob van HestIbrahim Abubakar

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