Integrated Biological-Behavioral Surveillance among Most-at-Risk Groups in Indonesia 2007: Men who have Sex with Men (Fact Sheet)
December 31, 2007

Integrated Biological-Behavioral Surveillance among Most-at-Risk Groups in Indonesia 2007: Men who have Sex with Men (Fact Sheet)

The 2007 IBBS collected behavioral data from MSM in six cities – Medan, Batam, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Malang, and biological data in three cities – Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. This summary presents the key findings from the IBBS with regard to MSM.

Recent regional analyses indicate that unprotected sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) is making an important and at least in some cases growing contribution to HIV/AIDS epidemics in many Asian countries. The 2007 IBBS collected behavioral data from MSM in six cities – Medan, Batam, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Malang, and biological data in three cities – Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. This summary presents the key findings from the IBBS with regard to MSM.

Organizations:

FHI 360 (Family Health International) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Department of Health (DepKes) - Indonesia National AIDS Commission (KPA) - Indonesia

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