Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is associated with injecting drug use that involves the sharing of needles or syringes. Risky sexual behavior associated with drug use also contributes to the spread of HIV. Injecting drug users function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmis...

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Main Authors:	Family Health International/Nepal, USAID
Format:	Technical Report
Language:	en_US
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) Eastern Terai
Online Access:	http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/707
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spelling	oai:103.69.126.140:123456789-7072022-11-09T06:31:33Z Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005 Family Health International/Nepal USAID Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) Eastern Terai EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is associated with injecting drug use that involves the sharing of needles or syringes. Risky sexual behavior associated with drug use also contributes to the spread of HIV. Injecting drug users function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmission between a core HIV risk group, other high-risk groups and the general population. The main objective of this study was “to estimate the prevalence rate of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) and assess their risky behavior". The study was conducted in among IDUs in the sub metropolitan city and municipalities, and the highway areas of Jhapa, Sunsari and Morang districts of the Eastern Terai. Three hundred and forty five IDUs were sampled using the respondent driven sampling (RDS) methodology. While structured questionnaires were used to collect behavioral data, clinical blood tests were used to determine the rate of HIV infection. The clinical test procedure used involved collecting blood from a subject’s pricked finger and then storing it in 2-4 capillary tubes until tests could be performed. In order to determine a participant's infection status, a rapid test kit algorithm was used in which two rapid tests (Capillus and Determine) were initially conducted with Uni-Gold reserved as a tie-breaker. In terms of socio-demographic characteristics of the IDUs in the Eastern Terai, the study found that the median age of the IDUs was 25 years. A majority of them were either previously or currently married. The median age at marriage was 20.5. A majority of the IDUs had formal schooling. IDUs from different ethnic groups participated in the study. 2013-02-17T19:14:20Z 2022-11-08T10:18:44Z 2013-02-17T19:14:20Z 2022-11-08T10:18:44Z 2005 Technical Report http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/707 en_US application/pdf
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description	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is associated with injecting drug use that involves the sharing of needles or syringes. Risky sexual behavior associated with drug use also contributes to the spread of HIV. Injecting drug users function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmission between a core HIV risk group, other high-risk groups and the general population. The main objective of this study was “to estimate the prevalence rate of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) and assess their risky behavior". The study was conducted in among IDUs in the sub metropolitan city and municipalities, and the highway areas of Jhapa, Sunsari and Morang districts of the Eastern Terai. Three hundred and forty five IDUs were sampled using the respondent driven sampling (RDS) methodology. While structured questionnaires were used to collect behavioral data, clinical blood tests were used to determine the rate of HIV infection. The clinical test procedure used involved collecting blood from a subject’s pricked finger and then storing it in 2-4 capillary tubes until tests could be performed. In order to determine a participant's infection status, a rapid test kit algorithm was used in which two rapid tests (Capillus and Determine) were initially conducted with Uni-Gold reserved as a tie-breaker. In terms of socio-demographic characteristics of the IDUs in the Eastern Terai, the study found that the median age of the IDUs was 25 years. A majority of them were either previously or currently married. The median age at marriage was 20.5. A majority of the IDUs had formal schooling. IDUs from different ethnic groups participated in the study.
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title	Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005
title_short	Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005
title_full	Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005
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Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) Among Male Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Eastern Terai 2005

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