Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) In Pokhara Valley November 2003

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is typically associated with those who share needles or syringes. Risky behavior has been defined here as needle sharing behaviors, unprotected sex with various partners and female sex workers. Injecting drug user function as a “bridging populatio...

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Main Authors:	Family Health International, NEW ERA, SACTS
Format:	Technical Report
Language:	en_US
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) Pokhara Valley
Online Access:	http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/700
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spelling	oai:103.69.126.140:123456789-7002022-11-09T06:30:17Z Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) In Pokhara Valley November 2003 Family Health International NEW ERA SACTS Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) Pokhara Valley EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is typically associated with those who share needles or syringes. Risky behavior has been defined here as needle sharing behaviors, unprotected sex with various partners and female sex workers. Injecting drug user function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmission between a core HIV risk group and the general population. The main objective of this study is “to estimate the prevalence of HIV among IDUs and assess their role in the transmission of HIV.” The study was conducted in Pokhara Valley of Kaski districts. Three hundred IDUs were sampled from 20 randomly selected sites, through respondent driven sampling (RDS). Structured questionnaires were used to collect behavioral data and clinical blood tests were done to determine HIV infection. The clinical protocol used involved collecting blood from a subject’s pricked finger, and then storing the collected blood in 3-4 capillary tubes until tests could be performed. In order to determine participants’ HIV status, two rapid test ‘Capillus’ and ‘Determine’ were conducted. In case of tie a third test “Uni-Gold TM" was performed. 2013-02-17T20:03:16Z 2022-11-08T10:18:36Z 2013-02-17T20:03:16Z 2022-11-08T10:18:36Z 2003 Technical Report http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/700 en_US application/pdf
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description	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is typically associated with those who share needles or syringes. Risky behavior has been defined here as needle sharing behaviors, unprotected sex with various partners and female sex workers. Injecting drug user function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmission between a core HIV risk group and the general population. The main objective of this study is “to estimate the prevalence of HIV among IDUs and assess their role in the transmission of HIV.” The study was conducted in Pokhara Valley of Kaski districts. Three hundred IDUs were sampled from 20 randomly selected sites, through respondent driven sampling (RDS). Structured questionnaires were used to collect behavioral data and clinical blood tests were done to determine HIV infection. The clinical protocol used involved collecting blood from a subject’s pricked finger, and then storing the collected blood in 3-4 capillary tubes until tests could be performed. In order to determine participants’ HIV status, two rapid test ‘Capillus’ and ‘Determine’ were conducted. In case of tie a third test “Uni-Gold TM" was performed.
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title	Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) In Pokhara Valley November 2003
title_short	Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) In Pokhara Valley November 2003
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Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) In Pokhara Valley November 2003

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