The purpose of HIV surveillance is to enable evidence-based development of prevention and control programmes, and to promote the most effective use of health resources. HIV and AIDS case reporting, sero-surveillance, STI surveillance and behavioural surveillance are indispensable for monitoring epidemic trends and evaluating the effects of prevention interventions. The surveillance of HIV requires the […]

Behavioral surveillance is a surveillance tool designed to track trends in HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in populations at risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Behavioural surveillance is defined as ongoing systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of behavioural data relevant to understanding trends in the transmission of HIV and STIs. In low level […]

The course aims to provide an understanding of the components of surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and strategies for planning and implementing STI surveillance programmes in diverse settings. The course starts with an overview of the  objectives of STI surveillance and its components. Other lectures will address trends and determinants of STIs and the […]

Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a method used to sample hidden and hard to reach populations such people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men. As a variant of a chain-referral sampling, it does not require the development of a sampling frame.  Rather, RDS uses a coupon referral system whereby target […]

This course aims to provide participants with practical skills and knowledge to implement a population-based bio-behavioural survey using Time Location Sampling (TLS).  TLS is a widely used method to sample populations that are socialising at outdoor venues, such as men who have sex with men in bars, truck drivers at bus stops, sex workers in […]