Brief behavioural surveys in routine HIV sentinel surveillance: a new tool for monitoring the HIV epidemic in Viet Nam

• Main Authors: Duong Cong Thanh (Author), Nguyen Tran Hien (Author), Nguyen Anh Tuan (Author), Hoang Thi Thanh Ha (Author), Pham Hong Thang (Author), Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha (Author), Le Anh Tuan (Author), Tran Dai Quang (Author), Tran Hong Tram (Author), Nguyen Le Hai (Author), Phan Thi Thu Huong (Author), Vo Hai Son (Author), Bui Hoang Duc (Author), Nguyen Thien Nga (Author), David Jacka (Author), Keith Sabin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 dr...