Risk Behavior and HIV Prevalence in Tanah Papua: Results of the IBBS 2006

In 2006 the Ministry of Health and provincial Health Offices in Tanah Papua, in collaboration with the National/Local AIDS Commission, Statistics Indonesia (BPS), with support from the World Bank and USAID – FHI/ASA has completed Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS 2006) in Tanah Papua (the Land of Papua) which sampled ten districts. IBBS 2006 is a population-based survey, and it was conducted between September-October 2006.

The IBBS 2006 results showed that HIV prevalence among Tanah Papua population was 2.4 percent among population age group 15-49 years old which was higher compared to other parts of the country. The survey also showed that it was already widespread all over Tanah Papua.