IBBS among Male Labor Migrants in 11 Districts in Western and Mid to Far-Western Regions of Nepal. New ERA, STD/AIDS Counseling and Training Service, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Nepal, et al. (2008)

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IBBS among Male Labor Migrants in 11 Districts in Western and Mid to Far-Western Regions of Nepal. New ERA, STD/AIDS Counseling and Training Service, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Nepal, et al. (2008)

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IBBS among Male Labor Migrants in 11 Districts in Western and Mid to Far-Western Regions of Nepal. New ERA, STD/AIDS Counseling and Training Service, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Nepal, et al. (2008)

IBBS among Male Labor Migrants in 11 Districts in Western and Mid to Far-Western Regions of Nepal. USAID, Advancing Surveillance Policies Prevention Care and Support to Fight HIV/AIDS and National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Nepal (2008)

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.

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In 1984, the first case of HIV infection was reported in Hong Kong. From 1984 to March 2008, Hong Kong's Department of Health reported a cumulative total of 3,701 HIV and 951 AIDS cases [1]. The majority of reported HIV cases involved men (81%), and mostly of Chinese origin (67%).

Overall, the HIV prevalence remains low at less than 0.1%. However, it displays concentrated epidemics in certain high-risk groups. Heterosexual transmission has been the most common route for HIV accounting for almost 50% of reported cases as of March 2008, followed by homosexual transmission with 23%. <

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[1] Center for Health Protection, Department of Health. Hong Kong STD/AIDS update: a quarterly surveillance report, Volume 14, No. 1, 1 Quarter, 2008

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IBBS among Male Labor Migrants in 11 Districts in Western and Mid to Far-Western Regions of Nepal. New ERA, STD/AIDS Counseling and Training Service, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Nepal, et al. (2008)

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