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India has had a sharp increase in the estimated number of HIV infections, from a few thousand in the early 1990s to around 5.2 million children and adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2003 which further increased to 5.7 million in 2005. Now India ranks first in terms of number of people having HIV/AIDS followed by South Africa (5.5 million).
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| A survey on sexual behaviour was conducted among 7122 males (aged 18-49 years) in six districts (3 urban and 3 rural) in Bangladesh. Overall 18% of the respondents reported ever having sexual inter- course outside of marriage (10% with female sex workers, 9% with casual female partners and 2% with males/transgenders) in the past year. Among the respondents who had non-marital sex in the past year, 35% used a condom during their last episode of such sex and the majority (56%) had more than one partner. Download this publication |
| The Government of Sri Lanka, while recognising that the current prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka is low, has committed to a program to prevent the spread of the epidemic. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has received a grant from the IDA/World Bank toward the cost of the National HIV/AIDS Prevention Project (NHAPP). The NHAPP is part of the existing National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP). Download this publication |
| CRiSP was an initiative of Department of Health and five frontline non-governmental organisations (NGO) working with female sex workers, including Hong Kong AIDS Foundation, AIDS Concern, Community Health Organisation for Intervention, Care and Empowerment, Mercury Health Education Centre, The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention and Action for REACHOUT. The survey aimed to improve the understanding the situation of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers. The result would help a better prevention programme planning in Hong Kong. Download this publication |
| Behavioral Sentinel Surveys have been carried out by the National AIDS Program (NAP, now known as NCHADS) in five provinces (Kampong Cham, Sihanoukville, Battambang, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh) since 1997. The first year served to supply baseline data and in subsequent years, the progression of these variables has been monitored. In the last round in 2003, five new provinces were added to the survey, but the results did not add any further information so they will not be included this year. Download this publication |
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This study is the third round of the Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) conducted among 600 female sex workers (FSWs), from 22 districts of Terai Highway. Among them, 400 respondents were recruited from four study sites representing 16 districts between Jhapa in the east and Rupandehi in the west along the highway in the Terai, and 200 were recruited from three sites representing 6 districts between Kapilvastu in the west to Kanchanpur in the far western region. The IBBS was carried out during the months of March- June 2006. The survey measured HIV and STIs prevalence among FSWs and variables which are associated with a risk of HIV infection, such as condom use, sexual behaviors, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, reported cases of sexually transmitted infections (STI), STI treatment behaviors, exposure to HIV/AIDS messages and drug habits. This survey was also undertaken to compare the findings for condom use and sexual behavior of the FSWs in 22 districts from this study with findings from the 2003 study. Download this publication |
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This is the first round of the Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) conducted among 360 migrant workers in five districts of Kaski, Palpa, Syangja, Kapilbastu and Gulmi in Western development region and another 360 migrants from Banke, Surkhet, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti, and Achham districts in Mid-Far Western regions. These districts were selected in consultation with FHI/Nepal and USAID/Nepal, as they have very high concentration of population who migrate for work to India. The IBBS was carried out during the months of March-June, 2006. The survey measured HIV and Syphilis prevalence among migrant workers and variables which are associated with the risk of HIV infection, such as condom use, sexual behaviors, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, reported cases of sexually transmitted infection (STI), STI treatment behaviors, exposure to HIV/AIDS messages and drug habits. Download this publication |
