The Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BSS) is a significant step in understanding and monitoring the levels of risk behavior associated with HIV infection within selected, most-at-risk populations (MARP) in the country.
For the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), the Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BSS) is a significant step in understanding and monitoring the levels of risk behavior associated with HIV infection within selected, most-at-risk populations (MARP) in the country. The current BSS, under the umbrella of an internationally recognized second-generation HIV surveillance system documents the risk behaviors of the selected MARP groups leading to vulnerability for HIV infection. It also focuses on the situation analysis of the MARP risk behaviors between behavioral surveillance rounds.