Recap of Day 3

1. Training Course: Planning for Developing Population Size Estimates for Key Populations at Increased Risk of HIV 24-28 August, Tehran, Iran Recap of Day 3

2. Topics covered on Day 3 • Overview of all the Direct PSE methods (CRC, Multiplier, NSU, Proxy Respondent, Mapping) • Country teams discussion of the methods and how they would work in your countries • Comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the different methods • Triangulation discussion and exercise • Introduction to Draft Plan for Direct PSE • Focus discussion on how to define KPs

3. Observations and Comments • Grappling with the issue that some methods are better for local level planning but less useful for obtaining national estimates • Not clear that the “local level estimates” using the direct PSE methods will be usable for obtaining “crude” national estimates • Will focus exercise tomorrow on how that would be done • The important topic of how to integrate PSE activities into other data collection for key populations is not coming out strongly enough. Need to discuss more and make sure it is addressed in country plans.

4. Integrating PSE activities into other planned data collection activities for KPs Mapping • Although it can be done on its own for PSE purposes, considering the resources and ethical issue involved, it is better to do it in the context of program planning Multiplier • Not justifiable for PSE alone. But helpful to add in when surveys done for other purposes…then it can be used for triangulation purposes

5. Integrating PSE activities into other planned data collection activities for KPs Capture - Recapture • Can be done on its own for PSE purposes. • Requires many of the same steps as mapping (i.e. listing of sites, interactions with individual KPs), so still requires fairly heavy investment to do it well. • Probably most useful for large and quite mobile groups Network scale-up • Useful for national estimates but less useful for program purposes • What about proxy respondent?