 | HIV second generation surveillance is a system of surveillance that conducts repeated surveys of both behaviors, HIV serology and prevalence of STI (which serves as a proximate measure for recent exposure to unprotected sex) among population most at risk of HIV infection. It is also a flexible system that adapts to need of the country. Survey population and sentinel sites can be adjusted from one round of survey to another to take into account the findings from the previous round or a new situation in the country. Download this publication |
 | To provide an estimate of HIV prevalenceamong three key populations at higher risk in Malaysia: Female Sex Workers, Transsexuals, and IV Drug Users Download this publication |
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The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean comprised of 32 atolls and one island (Banaba). Although the islands are widely dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres, it is estimated that one third of the population reside on one island, South Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati. The local people are known as I Kiribati and are of Micronesian ethnicity.
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The Solomon Islands are situated in Melanesia, East of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and consist of nearly 1000 islands spanning over an estimated 28,400 square kilometres. The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara which is located on the island of Guadalcanal.
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Tonga is a small island nation comprising a 169 islands with 4 main island groups with a population of 101, 991 people. Two thirds of the population reside on the main island of Tongatapu with 23% residing in urban areas. HIV prevalence in Tonga is very low with no HIV cases detected in antenatal women in the previous Second Generation Surveillance (SGS) survey conducted in 2004.
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Vanuatu is comprised of a Y-shaped collection of 80 islands, 65 of these being inhabited. The country spans a distance of 1,100km from the Torres Islands in the far north to the barren Matthew and Hunter Islands in the south. The island republic is divided into six provinces named after the group of islands each province.
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| This report provides biological and behavioural information of HIV related high risk groups (HRGs) from the 3rd round of surveillance, conducted from March, 2008 – June, 2008 in Pakistan. The study was a cross-sectional behavioral and biological survey of three HRGs including Injecting Drug Users (IDUs), in 08 major cities, and Male Sex Workers (MSWs) and Hijra Sex Workers (HSWs) in 06 major cities in Sindh, Punjab and NWFP. Female Sex Workers (FSWs), though the largest HRG, were not included in the third surveillance round due to consistently low sero-prevalence observed in successive surveillance rounds i.e., 0.2% during round 1 (2005) and 0.02% during round 2 (2006-07. Download this publication |
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This report presents the findings of the first round of the Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBS) of wives of migrant laborers in West to Far-Western Nepal. This study is based on surveys of 400 spouses of those migrant laborers in the four districts of Achham, Doti, Kanchanpur, and Kailali who temporarily migrate or had migrated to India to work as laborers. The survey was conducted among the wives or widows of current or ex- labor migrants to India aged 16 years or over, whose spouse had spent at least three months in India and who had retuned to Nepal at least once in the last three years. The survey measured the prevalence of HIV among the study population. It also looked at multiple factors associated with risks for HIV infection, including condom use, sexual behavior, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), STI treatment history, exposure to HIV/AIDS awareness messages, and alcohol/drug use habits. Download this publication |
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This is the second round of the Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBS) conducted among 360 migrant workers in five districts of the Western development region and another 360 migrants of the Mid to Far Western development regions. The field survey was carried out during the months of June to September 2008. The survey measured HIV and STI prevalence among migrant workers, as well as condom use, sexual behaviors, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and exposure to HIV/AIDS messages, cases of sexually transmitted infection (STIs), STI treatment behaviors, and drug habits. Download this publication |
