Behavioral Surveillance Survey Lao People's Democratic Republic 2000-2001

The Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BSS) was conducted in 2000-2001 by the NCCA in partnership with Family Health International (FHI), the Office of the Population Technical Assistance Team (OPTA), and five Provincial Committees for the Control of AIDS (PCCA) including Luang Prabang, Vientiane Municipality, Khammuane, Savannakhet, and Champasak. It is an integral part of the second generation HIV surveillance system. Using standardized and country specific indicators, the BSS had two primary objectives: 1) to determine HIV/AIDS related behaviors among mobile and migratory populations in Lao PDR and measure behavioral changes over time, and 2) to systematically measure HIV risk behavioral trends among sub-populations who may be vulnerable to HIV.