Title: Behavioral Sentinel
Surveillance Survey in the Highway Route of Nepal: First Round.
Abstract : Behavioural
Surveillance Surveys (BBS) are the systems for quantitatively assessing
sexually behaviour change, consisting of structured questionnaires,
administered periodically to samples of target groups in specific
geographic areas. This is the first round report of the Behavioral
Surveillance Survey (BSS) conducted in the FHI project area, major highway
route. Main objective of this study was to systematically measure and
monitor HIV risk behavioral trends among sex workers and several male
population group along high way routes in Mid_western to eastern Nepal.
The study defined four specific sentinel groups of risk of HIV/STD
population for the purpose of monitoring. The four sentinel groups are (1)
Female Sex Workers; (2) Male Transport Workerts; (3) Male Laboures; and
(4) Male Students. The study was covers 16 districts of Nepal.
Sponsored By :
FHI/AIDSCAP/Nepal. May 1999. 88p. Availability: Photocopy