Incidence of AIDS cases in Spanish penal facilities through the capture-recapture method, 2000.
Three available sources of information used in the surveillance of AIDS in Spanish prisons were used to carry out a capture-recapture study. Results showed the register of AIDS cases (RCS) considerably underestimates the incidence of this disease in prisons as it covers only 50% of cases. This study highlights the need to use additional sources to the RCS to evaluate the real incidence of AIDS in prisons in Spain.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D012042:Registries; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology