Kosovo Behavioral Surveillance Survey 2006
General Info
Original or alternative title
Kosovo 2006 Behavioral and Biological Surveillance Study
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
February, 2006 - July, 2006
Data type
Survey:
Interview - Individual
Summary
Behavioral surveillance surveys (BSS) are cross-sectional surveys that provide information on the HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of vulnerable sub-populations. The 2006 Kosovo BSS also included a biological exam to track the prevalence of STDs. Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit 200 illicit drug users (IDU) and 69 men who have sex with men (MSM) respondents, while convenience sampling was used to recruit 157 commercial sex workers (CSW). No participants were found to have HIV or syphilis, while large percentages of IDU, MSM, and CSW tested positive for Chlamydia.
Keywords
Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Blood tests, Chlamydia, Condoms, Education, Ethnicity, HIV and AIDS, Health literacy, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Illicit drug use, Marriage age, Medical tests, Needle sharing, Needle-exchange programs, Occupations, Prevalence, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, STDs, Screening, Sexual behavior, Sexual violence, Syphilis
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Publisher
Suggested citation
ABC-123 (Kosovo), Center for Social Group Development (CSGD), Family Health International, Index Kosova, Labyrinth (Kosovo), Ministry of Health (Kosovo), National Institute of Public Health (Kosovo). Kosovo Behavioral Surveillance Survey 2006. Durham, North Carolina: Family Health International.