Open AccessSize Estimation of high-risk groups for hiv infection in india based on data from national integrated bio-behavioral surveillance and targeted interventions
Author(s) -
Elangovan Arumugam,
Boopathi Kangusamy,
Damodar Sahu,
Rajatashuvra Adhikary,
Pradeep Kumar,
Santhakumar Aridoss
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_46_20
Subject(s) - population , psychological intervention , men who have sex with men , medicine , demography , environmental health , estimation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , virology , management , psychiatry , sociology , economics
Targeted interventions (TIs) are one of the most effective strategies to control HIV/AIDS transmission, especially among the high-risk groups (HRGs). Implementation of HIV/AIDS control strategies relies heavily on estimation of the size of HRG population. Size estimation for key populations such as female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), and injecting drug users (IDUs) is a crucial component of national HIV strategic planning.