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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Aug;89(5):366–371. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051071

Table 3.

Summary of population size estimates of MSM, FSW and IDU using three methods, Nairobi, November 2010

Population Method Estimate
MSM Service multiplier 10 417
Service multiplier 3261
Service multiplier 22 222
Service multiplier 11 667
Wisdom of the Crowds 10 000
Literature based 12 265
Median 10 208
FSW Service multiplier 54 467
Service multiplier 16 550
Service multiplier 649 000
Wisdom of the Crowds 10 000
Literature based 29 494
Median 29 494
IDU Service multiplier 22 727
Service multiplier 13 251
Service multiplier 5031
Service multiplier 5652
Wisdom of the Crowds 3000
Literature based 6562
Median 6107

FSW, female sex workers; IDU, intravenous drug users; MSM, men who have sex with men.