Role of survey response rates on valid inference: an application to HIV prevalence estimates

Abstract Background Nationally-representative surveys suggest that females have a higher prevalence of HIV than males in most African countries. Unfortunately, these results are made on the basis of surveys with non-ignorable missing data. This study evaluates the impact that differential survey non...

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Main Authors: Miguel Marino, Marcello Pagano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-018-0074-x