An indirect estimation of the population size of students with high-risk behaviors in select universities of medical sciences: A network scale-up study

Homeira Sajjadi; Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari; Mohsen Shati; Yahya Salimi; Masoomeh Dejman; Meroe Vameghi; Salahedin Karimi; Zohreh Mahmoodi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195364

An indirect estimation of the population size of students with high-risk behaviors in select universities of medical sciences: A network scale-up study

Homeira Sajjadi
, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari
, Mohsen Shati
, Yahya Salimi
, Masoomeh Dejman
, Meroe Vameghi
, Salahedin Karimi
, Zohreh Mahmoodi

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran
Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah
John Hopkins, Baltimore
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Alborz University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Network scale-up is one of the most important indirect methods of estimating the size of clandestine populations and people with high-risk behaviors. The present study is an indirect estimation of the population size of students with high-risk behaviors in select universities of medical sciences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e0195364
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195364
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2018
Externally published	Yes

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