NATIONAL HIV BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

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Description

SummaryIn collaboration with the CDC and participating cities, the San Francisco Department ofPublic Health (SFDPH) proposes to monitor HIV prevalence, incidence, related riskbehavior and utilization of prevention services among men who have sex with men(MSM), injection drug users (IDU), male-to-female transgenders and heterosexuals livingin high-risk areas (HET) through venue based sampling (VBS) and respondent drivensampling (RDS) surveys via a yearly cycle. Methods are based on those established bythe CDC and field tested in San Francisco during the first two rounds of NHBS. Weenvision that the surveys will continue the surveillance activities initiated by NHBSwhereby changes in HIV incidence and related risk behavior will be detected throughsuccessive waves of a minimum of 500 subjects per risk population per wave. Data willalso be used to plan prevention and care programs and evaluate the community-levelimpact of prevention efforts over time. The surveys will help assess our progresstowards the goal of reducing new HIV infections by 50% by 2015.

StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/1/1112/31/15

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