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Nepal - Bāgmatī Behavioral and Seroprevalence Survey 2002

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General Info
Provider 
Family Health International
Tabulations only
Geography 
Nepal (NPL)
Bagmati, Central Development Region [Historical]
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
02/2002 - 03/2002
Series or system 
Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BSS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The object of the 2002 Nepal Behavioral and Seroprevalence Survey was to estimate the prevalence rates of HIV among illicit drug users (IDUs) and assess their role in the transmission of HIV. Questionnaires were used to collect data on behavior relating to drug injections, syringe sharing, and sexual behavior. The study was conducted in the four municipalities of the Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur districts, sampling 303 IDUs from 20 randomly selected sites.

Keywords 
Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Condoms, Education, Ethnicity, HIV and AIDS, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health literacy, Health promotion, Housing conditions, Illicit drug use, Interventions, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Needle sharing, Needle-exchange programs, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, STDs, Sexual behavior, Social class, Socioeconomic risk factors
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021