Measuring risk behaviors, protective behaviors and prevalence of STI among MARPs allows for monitoring the impact of treatment & preventive interventions.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major causes of reproductive morbidity (pain, infertility) and mortality (HIV) usually concentrated in Most at Risk Populations (MARPs), characterized by frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse. Measuring risk behaviors, protective behaviors and prevalence of STI among MARPs allows for monitoring the impact of treatment & preventive interventions.