The feasibility of integrated STI prevalence and behaviour surveys in developing countries
Sexually Transmitted InfectionsPublished 1 June 2002Open access
Ellen MacLachlan
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Rates among the different groups for HIV and syphilis testing are similar and suggest that refusal was most probably because of a reluctance to give blood rather than because of HIV testing, which represents an effective methodology for collecting risk behaviour and STI/HIV prevalence information concurrently.
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This represents an effective methodology for collecting risk behaviour and STI/HIV prevalence information concurrently and should be considered by countries expanding STI/HIV surveillance as part of UNAIDS second generation HIV surveillance.
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