Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia
Wu J, Crawford FW, Raag M, Heimer R, Uusküla A. Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185711. PMID: 29095866, PMCID: PMC5667832, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk groupRespondent-driven sampling studyRisk groupsEffective public health intervention programsPublic health intervention programsStatistical approachKey risk populationsHealth intervention programsPopulation size estimationPractical assumptionsNumber of peopleRisk populationsSuccessive samplingIntervention programsSize estimationDrugsEstimatesSampling studyGroup