Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectiousness of anal intercourse (AI)
has not been systematically reviewed, despite its role driving HIV epidemics among men …

Background: Closing the HIV prevention gap to prevent HIV infections requires rapid,
worldwide rollout of large-scale national programmes. Evaluating such programmes is …

Objective: This paper presents key methodological approaches and challenges in
implementing and analysing the first round of the integrated biobehavioural assessment of …

Transactional sex refers to selling sex (exchanging sex for money, drugs, food, shelter, or
other items) or purchasing sex (exchanging money, drugs, food, shelter, or other items for …

Background Community interventions to promote condom use are considered to be a
valuable tool to reduce the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other …

Background Approximately 2.4 million people are living with HIV in India. This large disease
burden, and potential for epidemic spread in some areas, demands a full understanding of …

In Karnataka state, South India, we analyzed the role of membership in peer groups in
reducing HIV-related risk and vulnerability among female sex workers (FSWs). Data from …

Background The objective of this paper is to review literature in order to calculate regional
estimates of the average duration of time individuals maintain a specific high-risk behaviour …

Background Studies have demonstrated the significance of commercial sex work in the
ongoing transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in India. Clients …

Debates have raged in development for decades about the appropriateness of participatory
approaches and the degree to which they can be managed, scaled and measured. The …