HIV / AIDS Behavioral Surveillance Survey Vietnam 2000. BSS Round 1 results. English report.

This report is the English summary of the results of the first round of the HIV/AIDS Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BSS) for Vietnam. The fieldwork for BSS Round I was conducted from June to November 2000 and preliminary results were disseminated in a workshop in March 2001. The basic objectives of the BSS are to: (1) Provide a description of the basic socio-demographic characteristics of these groups; (2) Identify risk behaviours necessitating interventions among sub-populations; (3) Identify priorities for planning prevention programs and for appropriately distributing limited resources; (4) Establish a baseline for monitoring trends and patterns in risk behavior; (5) Provide information to explain changes in HIV prevalence; (6) Provide key information for advocacy and policy making; and (7) Provide information to measure program impact. (excerpt)