Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods

Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods Publisher

Halimi L¹ ; Babamiri M² ; Hamidi Y³ ; Majdzadeh SR⁴ ; Soltanian AR⁵

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1. Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2. Department of Ergonomics, School of Public Health and Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3. Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health and Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4. Community-Based Participatory-Research (CBPR) Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiologyand Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2020

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misuse is difficult. To estimate the population size, it should be taken into account that under enumeration usually occurs in direct estimation of population of certain high-risk groups. The present study used indirect methods to accurately estimate the population of students who have once experienced marijuana abuse. Methods: This cross sectional research was conducted on 461 students in Hamadan. Two indirect methods, the Network Scale-up (NSU) and proxy respondent method (PRM), were used. Data were analyzed by statistical tests and SPSS version 16 and Excel. Results: The mean age (standard deviation) was 22.51 (4.19 years), and the prevalence of marijuana misuse was 1.94%, 4.12%, and 2.6%, respectively, in girls and 14.57%, 12.58%, and 10.4% in boys using NSU, PRM, and direct method. Conclusion: Direct and NSU methods had higher bias than PRM, the frequency of PRM was closer to reality, and the once use prevalence of marijuana was higher in the young male population than in the female. © Iran University of Medical Sciences

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3. Evidence for an Increase in Cannabis Use in Iran – a Systematic Review and Trend Analysis, PLoS ONE (2021)

4. Estimating the Population of Female Sexworkers in Hamadan, Western Iran, 2014, International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction (2017)

5. Population Size Estimation of People Who Use Illicit Drugs and Alcohol in Iran (2015-2016), International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2023)

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MLA	Halimi L, et al.. "Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods." Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 34, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-7.
APA	Halimi L, Babamiri M, Hamidi Y, Majdzadeh SR, Soltanian AR (2020). Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods. Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 34(1), 1-7.
Chicago	Halimi L, Babamiri M, Hamidi Y, Majdzadeh SR, Soltanian AR. "Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods." Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran 34, no. 1 (2020): 1-7.
Harvard	Halimi L et al. (2020) 'Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods', Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 34(1), pp. 1-7.
Vancouver	Halimi L, Babamiri M, Hamidi Y, Majdzadeh SR, Soltanian AR. Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods. Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 2020;34(1):1-7.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Halimi L and Babamiri M and Hamidi Y and Majdzadeh SR and Soltanian AR}, title = {Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods}, journal = {Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran}, volume = {34}, number = {1}, pages = {1-7}, year = {2020} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Halimi L AU - Babamiri M AU - Hamidi Y AU - Majdzadeh SR AU - Soltanian AR TI - Indirect Estimation of Student Marijuana Consumers Population in Hamadan Using Prm and Nsu Methods JO - Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 7 PY - 2020 ER -

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