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OECS Behavioral Surveillance Survey 2005-2006

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General Info
Provider 
Family Health International
Tabulations only
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2005 - 12/2006
Series or system 
Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BSS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
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. This 2005-2006 BSS for six countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sought to assist the member countries in setting up a behavioral monitoring system and assess the overall effects of HIV and STD/STI prevention efforts.

Country-specific estimations were made for the general population, while mini-bus/taxi drivers and in-school youth sample sizes were calculated for regionally representative samples. A sampling frame of "youth-on-the-block" sites was constructed only for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Keywords 
Condoms, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, HIV and AIDS, Health behaviors, Health literacy, Illicit drug use, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, STDs, Sexual behavior, Socioeconomic risk factors
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jun 10, 2022