Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance and Assessment Reports
 | The findings presented here are part of the round one surveillance activities carried out in 08 cities of Pakistan by the National AIDS Control Program through its HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project. The basic goal of this research is to estimate and map the various HIV high risk groups in Pakistan, including Intravenous Drug Users & Commercial sex workers (female sex workers, male sex workers & eunuch sex workers); estimate prevalence of HIV infection and collect behavioral data for monitoring of the epidemic and its associated factors in the country. Download this publication |
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The HIV epidemic in most Pacific countries, excluding Papua New Guinea, has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a limited or low prevalence epidemic and notifications data and ad hoc surveys support this suggestion. However, few countries in the Pacific Region have established, high quality, surveillance systems which are able to provide accurate estimates of HIV prevalence. While most countries in the Pacific have begun to address this problem through the development of national strategic plans which specifically address HIV/AIDS, these plans are at various stages of development and many have only been partially implemented. Download this publication |
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| The IBBS2006 results showed that HIV prevalence among Tanah Papua population was 2.4 percent among population age group 15 – 49 years old which was higher compare to other parts of the country. The survey also showed that it was already widespread all over Tanah Papua. This situation requires serious attention and also an intensive and specific strategy needs to be developed and established to prevent further spread of the disease and become a generalized epidemic as already happened in Sub Sahara Africa. We might need to learn from our neighboring country, Thailand, that has proven that comprehensive and integrated efforts which mobilize available resources could reverse the course of the epidemic and prevent millions from HIV/AIDS. Download this publication |
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Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey- Vietnam 2005- 2006 Download this publication |
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| The rapidly increasing number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) during the last years of the 1990s indicated the fast spread of HIV epidemic, with different levels in many high risk populations, especially those in the provinces and cities of Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, and An Giang. Download this publication |
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Cook Islands are located between French Polynesia and Fiji Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Although widely dispersed, the islands can be categorized into two main clusters: the northern and southern groups. The southern group comprises nine islands and includes approximately 90 per cent of the total land mass. Most islands of the southern group have fertile soils and tropical vegetation, and this group includes Rarotonga, the largest and most populated island. The north group consists of six islands, primarily low lying coral atolls.
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To determine the prevalence of Neisseriagonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponemapallidum, HIV, and related risk behaviors among specific sentinel groups. |
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Bangladesh has carried out serological surveillance annually since 1998 and from the very beginning has recorded the highest HIV rates in injection drug users in Central city A. This rate has been steadily rising over the years and now, during the 6th round, it is at 4.9%. The geographical coverage of injection drug users in surveillance has increased dramatically over the rounds, with only one city being covered in the 1st round to 17 cities in the 6th round. In previous years no HIV was detected in injection drug users outside Central city A. However, in the 6th round for the first time HIV has been detected, albeit in very low numbers, in injection drug users from two other cities- Southeast-D and in Northwest F1. Download this publication |
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