Report of the 2003 Survey: HIV Sentinel Surveillance Survey in Sri Lanka

The main objective of the sentinel HIV sero-surveillance is to provide repeated measures of HIV prevalence in selected population groups in selected geographical sites to monitor levels and trends over time. Data generated by the sentinel sero-surveillance is used for HIV estimates, programme planning, and advocacy purposes.

This report summarizes the methods and results of the Sri Lankan HIV sentinel serosurveillance survey conducted in the year 2003.