Table 3

Most at risk population—injecting drug users (IDU)

LocationYearAge groupPrevalence estimate95% CIMethod and definition of estimate
Belgrade2009/201018–493243(3121 to 3376)Multiplier (m=0.51) from the 2009/10 IBBS on proportions reporting receiving needles in 2009 and benchmark (n=1654) from 2010 needle exchange programmatic data
Belgrade200918–494273(3357 to 5875)Multiplier (m=0.11) from the 2009/10 IBBS on proportions reporting receiving HIV testing in 2009 and benchmark (m=470) from 2009 data on counts of individuals from the Special Hospital for drug use testing
Belgrade200918–4913040(10867 to 16300)Multiplier (m=0.10) from the 2009/2010 IBBS on proportions reporting receiving detoxification treatment in 2009 and benchmark (n=1304) from 2009 counts of individuals receiving detoxification treatment
Vojvodina*2007/201018–492893(2382 to 3682)Multiplier (m=0.14) from the 2007/2008 IBBS in Novi Sad on proportions reporting receiving needles in 2007and benchmark (n=405) from 2010 needle exchange programmatic data
Vojvodina*200718–491690(1127 to 3380)Multiplier (m=0.10) from the 2007/2008 IBBS in Novi Sad on proportions reporting testing for HIV in 2007 and benchmark (n=169) from Vojvodina HIV Testing in 2007
Vojvodina*200718–491640(845 to 27333)Multiplier (m=0.05) from the 2007/08 IBBS in Novi Sad on proportions reporting receiving detoxification treatment in 2007 and benchmark (n=82) from 2007 counts of individuals receiving detoxification treatment
Rest of Serbia†2009/201018–491057(980 to 1147)Multiplier (m=0.51) from the 2009/10 IBBS in Nis on proportions reporting receiving needles in 2009 and benchmark (n=539) from 2010 needle exchange programmatic data
Rest of Serbia†200918–49340(113 to unknown)Multiplier (m=0.05) from the 2009/10 IBBS in Nis on proportions reporting HIV testing in 2009 benchmark (n=17) from counts of HIV tests at IPH Nis Testing in 2009
Rest of Serbia†200918–492967(2225 to 4450)Multiplier (m=0.06) from the 2009/10 IBBS in Nis on proportions reporting receiving detoxification treatment in 2009 and benchmark (n=356) from 2009 counts of individuals receiving detoxification treatment
National minimum200615–5912682National Survey on Narcotics 2006
National maximum2008/200918–4948083Sum of the upper bound of the 95% CI for detoxification
  • *Based on data from Novi Sad only.

  • †Based on data from Nis only.

  • IBBS, integrated bio-behavioural survey.