DATA: The number of people who inject drugs in Bangladesh in 2004.

In SizeEstimation: Estimating the Sizes of Populations at Risk of HIV Infection from Multiple Data Sources Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model

Description

The data is on the number of people who inject drugs(PWID) in Bangladesh in 2004 from several sources and sampling methods. PWID were defined as male drug users who had taken drugs primarily intraveneously in the previous three to six months.

Usage

DATA

Format

A data frame with 64 obsevations on 9 variables.

First column is district. Second column is area. Third column is size of the population in that area. Fourth column is National Assessment of the situation and Response to Opioid/Opiate Use in Bangladesh(NASROB). Fifth column is the the data from Behavioral Surveillance Surveys in four cities(BSS). Sixth column is the data from Needle Exchange Program(NEP). Seventh column is the number of people who are captured by boyh BSS and NEP. Eighth column is the data from CARE Bangladesh Rapid Situation Assessment(RSA). Ninth column is division.

Source

Bao L, Raftery A, Reddy A. (2015) Estimating the Sizez of Populations At Risk of HIV Infection From Multiple Data Sources Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model, Statistics and Its Interface.

References

Bao L, Raftery A, Reddy A. (2015) Estimating the Sizez of Populations At Risk of HIV Infection From Multiple Data Sources Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model, Statistics and Its Interface.

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