Summary Report: Behavioural Surveillance Survey in Healthy Highway Project, India: Part 1

This report is part of a series of baseline surveys conducted to monitor the impact of HIV/STI prevention programmes in five states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Orissa, West Bengal and in the Healthy Highways Project. The surveys conducted include behavioural surveillance surveys (BSS), STI/HIV prevalence surveys and health care providers surveys. Together these surveys follow the methods outlined by UNAIDS/WHO for evaluation and monitoring of large scale HIV/STI prevention programmes.

Surveys in each state were implemented by a variety of research organizations, NGOs, medical colleges and laboratories, in collaboration with the respective State AIDS Control Societies. Family Health International provided technical assistance in the implementation of these surveys with funding from the UK Department for International Development.

This report was compiled in 2001

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SUMMARY REPORT Behavioural Surveillance Survey in Healthy Highway Project, India

A study Implemented by Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB), Bangalore with technical assistance from Family Health International

Funded by UK Department for International Development