Applications of Capture-Recapture method for estimating the population size of injecting drug users in a city
- VernacularTitle:应用捕获-再捕获法估计某市静脉注射吸毒人员基数的研究
- Author:
Tao WANG
;
Yongzhuang CEN
;
Lei LI
;
Xuehui LAI
;
Shenglin XIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Methods;
Substance abuse, intravenous;
Demography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2009;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the application of Capture-Recapture method in estimating the size of population of injecting drug users (IDUs), and estimate the size of population in IDUs in a city using the data of detoxification center. Methods Capture-Recapture method was applied to estimating the size of population in IDUs in the city based on the data of detoxification center. Results The result of Capture-Recapture in estimating the IDUs in the city was 13 017. Conclusions It is economic and feasible to estimate the size of population in IDUs by applying the Capture-Recapture method. The result is reliable and the method is suitable in districts where health resources are limited.
