Brief behavioural surveys in routine HIV sentinel surveillance: a new tool for monitoring the HIV epidemic in Viet Nam
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Duong Cong, Thanh; Nguyen Tran, Hien; Nguyen Anh, Tuan; Hoang Thi Thanh, Ha; Pham Hong, Thang; Nguyen Thi Thanh, Ha; Le Anh, Tuan; Tran Dai, Quang; Tran Hong, Tram; Nguyen, Le Hai; Phan Thi Thu, Huong; Vo Hai, Son; Bui Hoang, Duc; Nguyen Thien, Nga; David, Jacka; Keith, Sabin
- Source
- Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 52-54 (2015)
- Subject
- Sexual Behavior
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
lcsh:R
HIV sentinel surveillance
lcsh:Medicine
HIV Infections
Pilot Projects
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
HIV behavioural surveys
Risk-Taking
Vietnam
HIV Seroprevalence
HIV epidemic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Sentinel Surveillance
Other Topic
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2094-7313
2094-7321
In this report we describe a new approach in HIV sentinel surveillance that was piloted in Viet Nam in 2009 and is currently being rolled out in all provinces. It comprises a brief behavioural questionnaire added to the HIV sentinel surveillance surveys conducted routinely among people who inject drugs, female sex workers and men who have sex with men. Timely reporting of data from this system has resulted in improvements to HIV prevention efforts for most at-risk populations.