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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health Statistics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Count data with excess zeros are common in public health.
  • Standard zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) models can complicate marginal inference.
  • Latent class formulations in ZIP models pose challenges for population-level analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a marginalized zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) model with random effects.
  • To enable straightforward marginal inference on exposure effects in populations with excess zeros.
  • To address limitations in analyzing correlated count outcomes in public health.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a marginalized ZIP model with random effects.
  • The model directly estimates the mean of a mixture distribution.
  • Included 'susceptible' individuals and excess zero categories.
  • Simulations were conducted to assess finite sample properties.

Main Results:

  • The marginalized ZIP model provides direct and interpretable inference for exposure effects.
  • Simulations demonstrated favorable finite sample properties of the proposed model.
  • The model successfully analyzed data from a safer sex intervention trial.

Conclusions:

  • The marginalized ZIP model with random effects is a valuable tool for public health research.
  • It simplifies the analysis of correlated count data with excess zeros.
  • This approach facilitates a better understanding of intervention effects on health behaviors.