Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers Pokhara Valley

This study is the third round of the IBBS and was conducted from June through to August 2008, among 200 female sex workers (FSWs) in Pokhara. The study was undertaken to measure the prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and associated risk behaviors, among FSWs. Demographic and sexual behavior data were c...

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Main Authors:	USAID/Nepal, OASHA, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control
Format:	Technical Report
Language:	en_US
Published:	National Centre for AIDS and STD Control 2013
Subjects:	Female Sex Workers Pokhara Valley
Online Access:	http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/692
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spelling	oai:103.69.126.140:123456789-6922022-11-09T06:29:18Z Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers Pokhara Valley USAID/Nepal OASHA National Centre for AIDS and STD Control Female Sex Workers Pokhara Valley This study is the third round of the IBBS and was conducted from June through to August 2008, among 200 female sex workers (FSWs) in Pokhara. The study was undertaken to measure the prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and associated risk behaviors, among FSWs. Demographic and sexual behavior data were collected through a structured questionnaire, while the prevalence of HIV and syphilis were selectively measured by blood samples. Syphilis was tested using the Rapid Plasma Regain (RPR) test card and HIV was detected by using Determine HIV 1/2 test as first test to detect antibodies against HIV, Uni-Gold test as a second test and SD Bioline HIV 1/2 test as a tie breaker test. 2013-02-05T20:37:54Z 2022-11-08T10:18:27Z 2013-02-05T20:37:54Z 2022-11-08T10:18:27Z 2008 Technical Report http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/692 en_US application/pdf National Centre for AIDS and STD Control
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description	This study is the third round of the IBBS and was conducted from June through to August 2008, among 200 female sex workers (FSWs) in Pokhara. The study was undertaken to measure the prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and associated risk behaviors, among FSWs. Demographic and sexual behavior data were collected through a structured questionnaire, while the prevalence of HIV and syphilis were selectively measured by blood samples. Syphilis was tested using the Rapid Plasma Regain (RPR) test card and HIV was detected by using Determine HIV 1/2 test as first test to detect antibodies against HIV, Uni-Gold test as a second test and SD Bioline HIV 1/2 test as a tie breaker test.
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Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers Pokhara Valley

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