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Published on in Vol 11 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66551, first published .
Estimating the Population Size of People Who Inject Drugs in 3 Cities in Zambia: Capture-Recapture, Successive Sampling, and Bayesian Consensus Estimation Methods

Estimating the Population Size of People Who Inject Drugs in 3 Cities in Zambia: Capture-Recapture, Successive Sampling, and Bayesian Consensus Estimation Methods

Estimating the Population Size of People Who Inject Drugs in 3 Cities in Zambia: Capture-Recapture, Successive Sampling, and Bayesian Consensus Estimation Methods

Authors of this article:

Lauren Parmley1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Giles Reid3 Author Orcid Image ;   Joyce J Neal4 Author Orcid Image ;   Brave Hanunka5 Author Orcid Image ;   Leigh Tally5 Author Orcid Image ;   Lophina Chilukutu6 Author Orcid Image ;   Tepa Nkumbula6 Author Orcid Image ;   Chipili Mulemfwe6 Author Orcid Image ;   Lazarous Chelu6 Author Orcid Image ;   Ray Handema7 Author Orcid Image ;   John Mwale8 Author Orcid Image ;   Kennedy Mutale9 Author Orcid Image ;   Lloyd Mulenga10 Author Orcid Image ;   Anne F McIntyre11 Author Orcid Image ;   Neena M Philip3 Author Orcid Image ;   Hannah Chung3 Author Orcid Image ;   Maria Lahuerta1, 12 Author Orcid Image
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Lauren Parmley   1, 2 ;   Giles Reid   3 ;   Joyce J Neal   4 ;   Brave Hanunka   5 ;   Leigh Tally   5 ;   Lophina Chilukutu   6 ;   Tepa Nkumbula   6 ;   Chipili Mulemfwe   6 ;   Lazarous Chelu   6 ;   Ray Handema   7 ;   John Mwale   8 ;   Kennedy Mutale   9 ;   Lloyd Mulenga   10 ;   Anne F McIntyre   11 ;   Neena M Philip   3 ;   Hannah Chung   3 ;   Maria Lahuerta   1, 12

1 Strategic Information Unit, ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

2 Bilateral Health Office, U.S. Agency for International Development/Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

3 Survey Unit, ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

4 Division of Global HIV & TB, Global Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

5 Division of Global HIV & TB, Global Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lusaka, Zambia

6 ICAP at Columbia University, Lusaka, Zambia

7 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia

8 National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council, Lusaka, Zambia

9 People Who Inject Drugs Sector, Key Populations Consortium, Lusaka, Zambia

10 Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia

11 Division of Global HIV & TB, Global Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

12 Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lauren Parmley
  • Bilateral Health Office, U.S. Agency for International Development/Southern Africa
  • 100 Totius Street
  • Pretoria 0027
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 0764803906
  • Email: lauren.e.parmley@gmail.com