Local responses to the threat of HIV/AIDS in the logging concessions in the Western Province, PNG

这项研究是在与澳大利亚接壤的巴布亚新几内亚西部省的伐木特许权中进行的。我们的项目将调查影响伐木区人们性行为的一些因素。由于它们有能力吸引外来劳工，这些伐木特许权是艾滋病毒/艾滋病在巴布亚新几内亚和澳大利亚传播的潜在“热点”。根据我们的研究结果，我们将制定一项基于社区的降低风险干预策略，这将有助于减缓感染在西开普省和澳大利亚的传播。

This research takes place in the logging concessions of the Western Province of PNG - a province that borders Australia. Our project will investigate some factors influencing people's sexual behaviour in the logging concessions. Because of their capacity to attract migrant labour these logging concessions are potential 'hot-spots' for the transmission of HIV/AIDS throughout PNG and towards Australia. From our findings we will develop a community based risk-reduction intervention strategy that will help slow the spread of infections into the Western Province and Australia.