Publications on Key Populations

There is now overwhelming evidence that the epidemic among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) is well established and increasing. While some actions are now being put in place on a regional and country basis to address prevention amongst MSM, there has been very little work done in regards to the issues for MSM who are already positive. To fulfil this gap, community-based organisations of positive people linked to the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+) through a participatory research methodology, learned to design and implement a study to explore the issues affecting positive MSM in the region.

The study focuses on laws and law enforcement practices affecting adults engaged in sex work. The study does not aim to map laws relating to children who are sexually exploited. Although the study considers the relevance of trafficking laws particularly as it affects adults voluntarily engaged in sex work, it does not map all trafficking legislation in detail.

The first round of the IBBA was conducted between 2005 and 2007 and the second round between 2009 and 2010 in the six high prevalence states of India among FSW and their clients, high-risk MSM, transgender, IDU, and truckers.

This nationally representative study examined the prevalence and correlates of female sex workers use among 31,040 men aged 15–49 years in India in 2006.

Chuuk accounts for the majority of HIV positive cases in FSM, with a total of 22 cases having been detected up to the time of writing this report.

This report details the findings of the fifth round of the IBBS conducted among 340 male IDUs in the Kathmandu Valley, recruited using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS).

As of December 2009, the Malaysian Ministry of Health reported a cumulative total of 87,710 HIV cases, and 15, 317 AIDS cases of AIDS and 13,394 AIDS-related deaths.

This is the fourth round of the IBBS survey conducted among 593 Female Sex Workers (FSWs) - of whom 355 were establishment-based and 238 street-based.

The first case of HIV in Singapore was diagnosed in 1985. Since then, the number of HIV cases has continued to grow - although still a low-level HIV epidemic - and by end 2009, the estimated number of people living with HIV was around 3,400 [2,500-4,00], up from 2,800 estimated in 2001 - or about a 21% increase.

This is the fourth round of the IBBS conducted among the Female Sex Workers (FSWs) of Pokhara Valley. The survey covered the urban and sub-urban locations falling within the valley of Pokhara.