Publications by authors named "Hoa Thi Yen Luong"
Background: HIV/AIDS program managers in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam have always relied on the police reports and the UNAIDS Estimation and Projection Package for population size estimation of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID).
Methods: We used Respondent-driven Sampling (RDS) to implement a two-source capture-recapture study to estimate the population size of PWID in HCMC in 2017. The study was implemented in seven out of 24 districts and included men and women ages 18 years and older who reported injecting illicit drugs in the last 90 days, and who had lived in the city for the past six months.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to estimate the population size of venue-based female sex workers (VFSWs) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, using a multistage capture-recapture method during late 2016 to early 2017.
- - Researchers mapped out 573 venues, distributed a unique object (a pink makeup bag) to 2317 eligible VFSWs, and then conducted a recapture exercise where they interviewed 645 VFSWs across 103 venues to assess how many received the object.
- - The total estimated number of VFSWs in the selected districts was found to be 2616, with a confidence interval of 2445-3014, highlighting the need for accurate population