Estimating prevalence of HIV infection: considerations in the design and analysis of a national seroprevalence survey.
A national survey to estimate prevalence of HIV infection would provide a useful addition to available information about the current status and future prospects of the AIDS epidemic in the United States. Both design and interpretation of a prevalence study should make use of existing information about the biology and epidemiology of AIDS. In conjunction with such information, a survey would help increase the accuracy of prevalence estimates and aid in making projections, despite the possibility that participation rates will differ in infected and uninfected individuals.
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Department of Biostatistic, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States