期刊
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
卷 142, 期 -, 页码 174-180出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.022
关键词
Injection drug use; Capture-recapture; Log-linear model; Canada
资金
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Ministere de la sante et des services sociaux du Quebec (MSSS)
- Alberta Innovates [201201140] Funding Source: researchfish
Background: To plan and implement services to persons who inject drugs (PWID), knowing their number is essential. For the island of Montreal, 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 Montreal. 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 1480 PWID were identified in the six capture sources. They corresponded to 1132 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 3910 PWID (95% confidence intervals (CI): 3180-4900) 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-third 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. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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