PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2009): MAP STUDY EVALUATING THE AVAILABILITY OF CONDOMS AND LUBRICANTS IN FOUR PROVINCES. SECOND ROUND.

PSI's interventions in Papua New Guinea (PNG) focus on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. PSI began its operations in 2007. The overall goal of the platform is to contribute to the reduced prevalence of HIV among target populations by increasing condom usage and decreasing the number of concurrent sexual partners. Program activities in Papua New Guinea focus on the nation-wide social marketing of male and female condoms and water-based lubricant, as well as on behaviour change communication with men aged 15 to 49 years old working in or living close to five selected rural enclaves in the country and are at increased risk of HIV due to their mobility and higher income (compared to their peers) either directly or indirectly financially benefiting from the enclave company business. The male condom brand, Seif Raida, was launched in October 2008, followed by the Stap Seif female condom in February 2009. The program is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with special additional funding provided by the Australian Aid Agency, AusAID; NZAID, New Zealand Agency for International Development; and Papua New Guinea's National Department of Health (NDoH).The sampling and analysis methods are identical to those of the baseline survey. They are largely based on the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) technique, which is a hypothesis test that determines whether a given coverage level is being reached or not.