Applications of census method for estimating the population size of commercial sex workers in a city / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the application of census method in estimating the size of population of commercial sex workers(CSW),and estimatie the size of population in CSW in a city.Methods Drawing the map of the place which applied sex service,collect the number of CSW which the manager of place report.Sample 20% place of total,check the amount of all CSW,then adjust the sum of managers reported according the number of investigator checked and the number of manager reported to estimating the size of population in CSW in the city.Results The result of census in estimating the CSW in the city was 18 702.Conclusions It is simple and direct to estimate the size of population in CSW by applying the census method.The result is reliable,but the method need the investigators know very well the palce applied sex service in the area.