Theoretical and empirical comparisons of methods to estimate the size of hard-to-reach populations: a systematic review

P Wesson, A Reingold, W McFarland - AIDS and behavior, 2017 - Springer
Worldwide, the HIV epidemic is concentrated among hidden populations (ie, female sex
workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs). To understand the true …

Identifying injection drug use and estimating population size of people who inject drugs using healthcare administrative datasets

NZ Janjua, N Islam, M Kuo, A Yu, S Wong… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Large linked healthcare administrative datasets could be used to monitor
programs providing prevention and treatment services to people who inject drugs (PWID) …

Using dual capture/recapture studies to estimate the population size of persons who inject drugs (PWID) in the city of Hai Phong, Vietnam

D Des Jarlais, PM Khue, J Feelemyer, K Arasteh… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Good estimates of key population sizes are critical for appropriating resources
to prevent HIV infection. We conducted two capture/recapture studies to estimate the number …

Use of population-based surveys for estimating the population size of persons who inject drugs in the United States

H Bradley, EM Rosenthal, MA Barranco… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In the United States, injection is an increasingly common route of
administration for opioids and other substances. Estimates of the number of persons who …

Under‐reporting of COVID‐19 in the Northern Health Authority region of British Columbia

MRP Parker, Y Li, LT Elliott, J Ma… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Asymptomatic and pauci‐symptomatic presentations of COVID‐19 along with restrictive
testing protocols result in undetected COVID‐19 cases. Estimating undetected cases is …

Using capture-recapture methods to estimate the population of people who inject drugs in Washington, DC

MS Ruiz, A O'Rourke, ST Allen - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
No current estimates exist for the size of the population of people who inject drugs (PWID) in
the District of Columbia (DC). The WHO/UNAIDS Guidelines on Estimating the Size of …

The 2012 Census of Agriculture: a capture–recapture analysis

LJ Young, AC Lamas, DA Abreu - Journal of Agricultural, Biological and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Census of Agriculture is conducted every 5 years, in years ending in 2 and 7.
The Census list frame is incomplete, resulting in undercoverage. Not all operations on the …

Capture‐recapture: biopolitical entanglements and the making of “key populations” in global health worlds in Malawi

C Biruk - American Ethnologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Capture‐recapture, a method devised for estimating wildlife population sizes using
technologies like bird banding, has been repurposed for use with “rare and elusive” human …

Estimating the population size of persons contending with homelessness using electronic health records

GY Dong, K Moselle, S Robertson… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The majority of attempts to enumerate the homeless population rely on point-in-time or
shelter counts, which can be costly and inaccurate. As an alternative, we use electronic …

Factors associated with public injection and nonfatal overdose among people who inject drugs in street-based settings

K Vallance, B Pauly, B Wallace, C Chow… - … Prevention and Policy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: In 2016, BC Canada declared a public health emergency in response
to increasing illicit drug overdose deaths. Previous research has shown that adverse social …