Benchmark-Multiplier Method

Massachusetts prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder estimation revisited: Comparing a Bayesian approach to standard capture-recapture methods

Working Paper abstract Accurate estimation of the prevalence of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) is critical to the success of treatment and resource planning. Various indirect estimation approaches have been used but are subject to issues related to data availability and infrastructure.

Jianing Wang, Nathan Doogan, Katherine Thompson, Dana Bernson, Daniel Feaster, Jennifer Villani, Redonna Chandler, Laura F. White, David Kline, Joshua A. Barocas

On the estimation of population size – A comparison of capture-recapture and multiplier-benchmark methods

Working Paper

Jianing Wang, David Kline, Laura F. White

Opioid Use Disorder Among Ohio’s Medicaid Population: Prevalence Estimates From 19 Counties Using a Multiplier Method

abstract The decades-long overdose epidemic in the United States is driven by opioid misuse. Overdoses commonly, although not exclusively, occur in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). To allocate adequate resources and develop appropriately scaled public health responses, accurate estimation of the prevalence of OUD is needed.

Nathan J Doogan, Aimee Mack, Jianing Wang, Dushka Crane, Rebecca Jackson, Mary Applegate, Jennifer Villani, Redonna Chandler, Joshua A Barocas