Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Male Labor Migrants in Mid and Far Western Regions of Nepal: Round III - 2010

Publications - Released in 2010

This is the third round of the Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBS) conducted in 2010 to collect behavioral data from labor migrants in the mid and far western districts of Nepal. This round was conducted to obtain updated estimates of the prevalence of HIV among the labor migrants and also aimed to assess the changes that have taken place in the migration trends and the sexual behavior of the labor migrants in the mid and far western region of Nepal. The overall objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of HIV among returnee male labor migrants from India and to assess their HIV/STI risk-related behaviors.

Organizations

  • National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) - Nepal
  • Save the Children