Table 1. Different MSM population size estimates from various methods implemented in Tbilisi, Georgia 2014.
| Various PSE methods | Point estimate | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–59y | Total | 18–59y | Total | 18–59y | Total | |
| Network Scale-up | 5816 | 6014 | 4972 | 5197 | 6859 | 7176 |
| Multipliers | ||||||
| Grindr | 9636 | 5701 | 31097 | |||
| Mamba | 5881 | 3372 | 22961 | |||
| Hornet | 22859 | 11362 | 22859 | |||
| Gayromeo | 3201 | 2029 | 7589 | |||
| Service utilization | 1980 | 1116 | 8759 | |||
| Unique object | 988 | 607 | 2648 | |||
| Network based Capture-Recapture | 4385 | 3115 | 5654 | |||
| Handcock RDS-based method | 2665 | 344 | 9417 | |||
| Wisdom of the Crowds | 15000 | 5000 | 30000 | |||
| MSM size—Median of all above estimates | 5100 | 3243 | 9088 | |||
| MSM prevalence in adult population | 1.42% | 0.90% | 2.53% | |||