Methods for inference from respondent-driven sampling data

KJ Gile, IS Beaudry, MS Handcock… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Respondent-driven sampling is a commonly used method for sampling from hard-to-reach
human populations connected by an underlying social network of relations. Beginning with a …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating hidden population size using respondent-driven sampling data

MS Handcock, KJ Gile, CM Mar - Electronic journal of statistics, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS) is n approach to sampling design and
inference in hard-to-reach human populations. It is often used in situations where the target …

Hidden population size estimation from respondent-driven sampling: a network approach

FW Crawford, J Wu, R Heimer - Journal of the American Statistical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Estimating the size of stigmatized, hidden, or hard-to-reach populations is a major problem
in epidemiology, demography, and public health research. Capture–recapture and multiplier …

Generalizing the network scale-up method: a new estimator for the size of hidden populations

DM Feehan, MJ Salganik - Sociological methodology, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The network scale-up method enables researchers to estimate the sizes of hidden
populations, such as drug injectors and sex workers, using sampled social network data …

Availability and quality of size estimations of female sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs and transgender women in low-and middle …

K Sabin, J Zhao, JM Garcia Calleja, Y Sheng… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the availability and quality of population size estimations of female sex
workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drug (PWID) and …

Estimating the size of hidden populations using respondent-driven sampling data: case examples from Morocco

LG Johnston, KR McLaughlin, H El Rhilani, A Latifi… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Respondent-driven sampling is used worldwide to estimate the population
prevalence of characteristics, such as HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in hard-to-reach …

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 …

Estimating the size and distribution of networked populations with snowball sampling

K Vincent, S Thompson - Journal of Survey Statistics and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A new strategy is introduced for estimating population size and networked population
characteristics. Sample selection is based on a multi-wave snowball sampling design. A …

Data and methods to characterize the role of sex work and to inform sex work programs in generalized HIV epidemics: evidence to challenge assumptions

S Mishra, MC Boily, S Schwartz, C Beyrer… - Annals of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the context of generalized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics, there has
been limited recent investment in HIV surveillance and prevention programming for key …