Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Injecting Drug Users in Kathmandu and Pokhara Valleys, Nepal: Round V - 2011 (Fact Sheet)

The fifth round of Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS) surveys among male injecting drug users (IDUs) covered a sample of 685 respondents in Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara Valley.

The surveys were carried out primarily to track the trends in the prevalence of HIV and syphilis infection among male IDUs and to assess their sexual and injecting behaviors.