Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender (TG) in Terai Highway Districts of Nepal: Round 1 - 2016 (Factsheet)

This is the first round of the IBBS survey conducted among men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender (TG) population in the selected eight districts of Terai Highway regions of Nepal. The objectives of the first round of the IBBS survey was to:

• Determine the prevalence of HIV Syphilis, Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria Gonorrhea (NG) and associated risk behaviors among MSM/ TG  
• Collect information related to socio-demographic characteristics
• Explore the association between the risk behaviors and HIV and other specific STIs among the MSM and TG population.

Fieldwork for data collection was conducted from 5th June to 15th June 2016.