Report, Estimating the Size of Populations through a Household Survey
| Author(s) |
Rwanda Biomedical Center/Institute of HIV/AIDS, Disease Prevention and Control Department (RBC/IHDPC) School of Public Health (SPH), University of Rwanda UNAIDS ICF International |
| Date |
2012-02-01 |
| Country |
Rwanda |
| Language |
English |
| Table of contents |
TABLES AND FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... v
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... ix
ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................. xi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... xiii
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1
2. ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURVEY ......................................... 5
2.1 Questionnaires ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Sample Design ............................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Training and Fieldwork ................................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................... 10
2.5 Results of the Household and Individual Interviews ................................................................... 10
3. HOUSEHOLD POPULATION AND RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS ................... 11
3.1 Characteristics of the Household Population ............................................................................... 11
3.2 Characteristics of Survey Respondents ....................................................................................... 13
3.3 Access to Mass Media ................................................................................................................. 15
3.4 Knowledge of HIV and AIDS and of Transmission and Prevention Methods ............................ 16
4. NETWORK SCALE-UP ..................................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Network Scale-up Method ........................................................................................................... 21
4.2 Personal Network Size ................................................................................................................ 23
4.3 Estimated Size of Key Populations ............................................................................................. 31
4.4 Robustness Checks ..................................................................................................................... 36
4.5 Mortality Estimates ..................................................................................................................... 42
5. PROXY RESPONDENTS .................................................................................................................. 45
5.1 Concept ........................................................................................................................................ 45
5.2 Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 45
5.3 Characteristics of Respondents and Alters Using the Proxy Respondent Method ...................... 47
5.4 Recent High-Risk Behaviours ..................................................................................................... 47
5.5 High-Risk Behaviours by Demographic Characteristics ............................................................. 48
5.6 Demographic Characteristics of Persons with Reported High-Risk Behaviours in the Past 12 Months ................................ 49
5.7 Discussion ................................................................................................................................... 50
6. A COMPARISON OF SIZE ESTIMATES AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................ 53
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 61
APPENDIX A SAMPLE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................... 63
A.1 Sample Design ................................................................................................................................ 63
A.2 Sample Implementation .................................................................................................................. 65
APPENDIX B ESTIMATES OF SAMPLING ERRORS ............................................................................ 67
APPENDIX C ESPHS PERSONNEL ............................................................................................................... 71
APPENDIX D QUESTIONNAIRES ................................................................................................................. 73 |
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