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Number of deaths among HIV-infected adults in France in 2000, three-source capture–recapture estimation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2006

C. LEWDEN
Affiliation:
INSERM U593, ISPED, Bordeaux, France
E. JOUGLA
Affiliation:
INSERM CépiDc, Le Vésinet, France
A. ALIOUM
Affiliation:
INSERM E0338, Bordeaux, France
G. PAVILLON
Affiliation:
INSERM CépiDc, Le Vésinet, France
L. LIÈVRE
Affiliation:
INSERM U720; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
P. MORLAT
Affiliation:
INSERM U593, ISPED, Bordeaux, France Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital St André, Bordeaux, France
D. SALMON
Affiliation:
Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin-Tarnier, Paris, France
T. MAY
Affiliation:
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital Brabois, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France
G. CHÊNE
Affiliation:
INSERM U593, ISPED, Bordeaux, France
D. COSTAGLIOLA
Affiliation:
INSERM E0338, Bordeaux, France
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Abstract

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We estimated the number of deaths in France for the year 2000 in HIV-infected adults using three sources. The sources were (1) the ‘Mortalité 2000’ survey (M2000): 964 deaths were documented by 185 hospital wards involved in HIV management; (2) 1288 death certificates with a mention of HIV infection (INSERM-CepiDc) and (3) the French hospital database on HIV infection (FHDH) identified 654 deaths. The capture–recapture method was used with log-linear modelling. Overall 1559 deaths were observed. Estimation of the number of deaths in France was 1699 (95% CI 1671–1727). The completeness of M2000, CepiDc and FHDH were 55%, 76% and 38% respectively. Diversification of diseases and of causes of death in HIV-infected adults may explain: (1) the diversification of physicians involved in their management and incomplete coverage of M2000 and FHDH, and (2) why HIV infection was not mentioned in all death certificates.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press