Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Round III - 2008
August 31, 2008

Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Round III - 2008

This study is the third round of the IBBS conducted from June through August 2008 among 500 Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in the Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur districts).

This study is the third round of the Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveys (IBBS) conducted from June through August 2008 among 500 Female Sex Workers (FSWs), both street (N=200) and establishment based (N=300) in the Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur districts). The study was undertaken to measure the prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and associated risk and prevention behaviors among FSWs.

Organizations:

FHI 360 (Family Health International) National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) - Nepal Ministry of Health - Nepal United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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