HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2017: Operational Manual for High Risk Groups and Bridge Population Sites

This manual is in series of rounds of operational manual that is related before each round of surveillance with an objective to simplify the processes and to make them user-friendly. The manual, published separately for (antenatal clinic sites) ANC and (high-risk groups) HRG & bridge population sites, describes the eligibility criteria and sampling process to be followed for surveillance among respective groups. The steps and precautions to be taken while collecting, drying, packing and transporting the specimens are also outlined in this manual and explained with the help of graphics wherever necessary.