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Estimating local and national problem drug use prevalence from demographics (2003)
(Comment, à partir de données socio-démographiques, faire une estimation, aux plans local et national, de la prévalence de l'usage de drogues)
Auteur(s) :
SMIT, F. ;
TOET J. ;
VAN OERS, H. ;
WIESSING, L.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
401-413
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PREVALENCE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE
;
METHODE
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
;
ETUDE PROSPECTIVE
;
DEMOGRAPHIE
;
SOCIOLOGIE
Note générale :
Addiction Research and Theory, 2003, 11, (6), 401-413
Note de contenu :
Fig. ; Tab.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objective : To assess the applicability and validity of the Multiple Indicator Method for combining sparsely available local prevalence estimates of problem drug use into a national estimate. Method : Local estimates of problem drug use were available in seven out of the 27 addiction treatment regions in the Netherlands. Using demographic variables as predictors and under varying regression model specifications estimates were obtained for the remaining 20 regions and aggregated into national ones. These outcomes were compatred with one obtained with the methodologically unrelated Treatment Multiplier Method. Results : All results point to a prevalence of 0.32% in the population of 15-55 years (or 0.27% in the population aged 15-64). Discussion : The applicability and validity of the Multiple Indicator Method - and adaptations thereof - for getting regional and national prevalence estimates from incomplete data remains subject of further research. However, the results found here and elsewhere more than justify an interest in future research efforts. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
SMIT F., Trimbos Instit., P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS, Utrecht ; FSmitTrimbos.nl
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
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