Biological and Behavioural Survey on HIV/AIDS 2008: Maldives

The government of Maldives recognizes the central role of surveillance in response to HIV. The 2006 Situational Assessment of HIV in the country found that one of the gaps in the national response to HIV and AIDS was the lack of an active surveillance system that would serve as early warning device to the epidemic state of the country. The Biological and Behavioral Survey (BBS) is intended to provide not only the baseline data for evidence-based program planning, monitoring, and evaluation but also a window on the potential for an emerging epidemic in the Maldives.

The general objective of the 2008 BBS was to provide baseline data for a better understanding of the situation of the most-at-risk populations (MARPs), including the most-at-risk adolescents (MARA) in the Maldives.