Estimating the size of the population of persons who inject drugs in the island of Montéal, Canada, using a six-source capture-recapture model

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aut.relation.endpage180
aut.relation.journalDrug and Alcohol Dependenceen_NZ
aut.relation.startpage174
aut.relation.volume142en_NZ
aut.researcherVandal, Alain
dc.contributor.authorLeclerc, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorVandal, ACen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFall, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBruneau, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Éen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBrissette, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorArchibald, Cen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorArruda, Nen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMorissette, Cen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:09:57Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:09:57Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_NZ
dc.date.issued2014en_NZ
dc.description.abstractBackground To plan and implement services to persons who inject drugs (PWID), knowing their number is essential. For the island of Montréal, Canada, the only estimate, of 11,700 PWID, was obtained in 1996 through a capture-recapture method. Thirteen years later, this study was undertaken to produce a new estimate. Methods PWID were defined as individuals aged 14-65 years, having injected recently and living on the island of Montréal. The study period was 07/01/2009 to 06/30/2010. An estimate was produced using a six-source capture-recapture log-linear regression method. The data sources were two epidemiological studies and four drug dependence treatment centres. Model selection was conducted in two steps, the first focusing on interactions between sources and the second, on age group and gender as covariates and as modulators of interactions. Results A total of 1,480 PWID were identified in the six capture sources. They corresponded to 1,132 different individuals. Based on the best-fitting model, which included age group and sex as covariates and six two-source interactions (some modulated by age), the estimated population was 3,910 PWID (95% confidence intervals (CI): 3 180-4 900) which represents a prevalence of 2.8 (95% CI: 2.3-3.5) PWID per 1000 persons aged 14-65 years. Conclusions The 2009-2010 estimate represents a two-thirds reduction compared to the one for 1996. The multisource capture-recapture method is useful to produce estimates of the size of the PWID population. It is of particular interest when conducted at regular intervals thus allowing for close monitoring of the injection phenomenon.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationDrug and alcohol dependence, 142, 174-180.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.022en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/11131
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871614009442?via%3Dihub
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectInjection drug useen_NZ
dc.subjectCapture-recaptureen_NZ
dc.subjectLog-linear modelen_NZ
dc.subjectCanadaen_NZ
dc.titleEstimating the size of the population of persons who inject drugs in the island of Montéal, Canada, using a six-source capture-recapture modelen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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