Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Round V – 2015

This is the fifth round of the IBBS survey conducted among 500 Female Sex Workers (FSWs); 300 establishment-based and 200 street-based in 2015. The survey covered the entire Kathmandu Valley: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur districts. The fieldwork for the survey was carried out from June 10 to June 25, 2015. The survey was undertaken primarily to track the trend of HIV infection and syphilis in FSWs and to understand risky sexual behaviors among FSWs in the Kathmandu Valley.