Integrated Behavioral Biological Surveillance in the Lao PDR 2008

HIV second generation surveillance is a system of surveillance that conducts repeated surveys of both behaviors, HIV serology and prevalence of STI (which serves as a proximate measure for recent exposure to unprotected sex) among population most at risk of HIV infection.

In 2008, the third round of HIV surveillance was needed in Lao PDR to investigate the state of the epidemic, estimate the impact of the program implemented since last round and adjust interventions accordingly.