Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment (IBBA)-I (High Risk Groups), 2005-2007

The Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment is a significant component of the overall evaluation strategy of the Avahan programme. The first round of the IBBA was conducted between 2005 and 2007 and the second round between 2009 and 2010 in the five high prevalence states of India among FSW and their clients, high-risk MSM, transgender, IDU and truckers. The objectives of the IBBA were: a) to measure the major outcomes of HIV interventions funded by Avahan under the India AIDS Initiative; b) to make data available for estimating sizes of populations targeted by the Avahan programme and; c) to make information available to partner organizations under Avahan for modelling the impact of the intervention.