Titre : | A capture-recapture study of the prevalence and implications of opiate use in Dublin (2001) |
Auteurs : | C. M. COMISKEY ; J. M. BARRY |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | European Journal of Public Health (Vol.11, n°2, June 2001) |
Article en page(s) : | 198-200 |
Langues: | Français |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés OPIACES ; CAPTURE-RECAPTURE ; PREVALENCE ; METHODE ; MODELEThésaurus géographique IRLANDE |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH :
BACKGROUND: To date there have been no studies estimating the hidden prevalence of opiate use in Dublin. METHODS: A multisource enumeration followed by the application of the capture-recapture method with log-linear modelling including age and gender stratification to remove heterogeneity was implemented to provide an estimate of the unknown size of the opiate-using population. Two medical and one legal data sources were used. RESULTS: It was found that the ratio of known to unknown opiate users was 1:1.15 with a total of 13,460 (95% CI: 12,037-15,306) users estimated in Dublin in 1996. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study have important ramifications for service delivery. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 6 |
Affiliation : | Mathematics Department, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Irlande / Ireland |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A03460 |
Lien : | https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/11.2.198 |
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