NATIONAL HIV BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

描述(由申请人提供)：评估艾滋病毒高危人群的危险行为和随时间推移的行为趋势的能力对于应对艾滋病毒流行至关重要。新泽西州卫生和高级服务部(NJDHSS)提议进行全国艾滋病毒行为 监控项目，2011-2015，纽瓦克联盟，新泽西州宾夕法尼亚州大都会分部(纽瓦克，马里兰州)。纽瓦克MD由新泽西州的埃塞克斯县、联合县、莫里斯县、亨特登县和苏塞克斯县以及宾夕法尼亚州的派克县组成。截至2009年12月，这五个新泽西州县占新泽西州累计报告的57420例艾滋病病例的39%。埃塞克斯县是新泽西州21个县中艾滋病患病率最高的县，累计病例15,644例，占该州病例总数的29%。 在这笔赠款的五年期间，NJDHSS将先后评估第一年和第四年男男性行为者(MSM)、第二年和第五年注射吸毒者(IDU)以及第三年高危异性恋者(HET)的艾滋病毒危险行为。数据将通过30-45分钟的调查和自愿艾滋病毒测试来收集。在男男性接触者中，将采用基于场所的抽样(VBS)；根据形成的研究场所，每月随机选择男男性接触者聚集的场所。抽样活动将根据场馆上座率最高的日期和时间随机选择。在IDU和HET周期期间，将采用受访者驱动的抽样方式进行招募。预先选定的注射吸毒者种子将被聘用来招募他们知道是注射吸毒者的其他人；同样，高等专科医生将试图招募其他高等专科医生。MSM和IDU的数据收集将继续进行，直到每个周期总共有500名符合条件的人登记为止；HET的招募将随着450名合格参与者的登记而结束。 NHBS的研究成果将通过演讲和出版物与科学界和公共卫生界分享。报告将包括通过调查确定的风险和预防行为的流行率和趋势。这些发现可能被新泽西州艾滋病毒/艾滋病规划小组(NJHPG)等机构用于艾滋病毒预防服务的优先事项设定、规划和评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ability to assess risk behaviors and trends in behaviors over time of persons at-risk for HIV is vital to addressing the HIV epidemic. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) proposes to conduct the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project, 2011-2015, in the Newark-Union, New Jersey Pennsylvania Metropolitan Division (Newark MD). The Newark MD is comprised of Essex, Union, Morris, Hunterdon and Sussex Counties in New Jersey, and Pike County in Pennsylvania. These five New Jersey counties accounted for 39% of the 57,420 cumulative AIDS cases reported in New Jersey as of December 2009. The county of Essex has the greatest AIDS prevalence among New Jersey's twenty-one counties with 15,644 cumulative cases which represents 29% of the state's total case count. Over the five year period of this grant, the NJDHSS will successively assess HIV risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Years 1 and 4, injection drug users (IDU) in Years 2 and 5, and heterosexuals at increased risk (HET) in Year 3. Data will be collected through the administration of a 30-45 minute survey and a voluntary HIV test. Among the MSM, venue-based sampling (VBS) will be employed; based upon formative research venues where MSM congregate will be randomly selected on a monthly basis. Sampling events will be randomly selected by upon days and times of highest attendance at the venues. Respondent driven sampling will be employed for recruitment during the IDU and HET cycles. The preselected IDU seeds will be engaged to recruit other persons who they know to be IDU; likewise the HET will attempt to recruit other HET. The data collection for the MSM and IDU will continue until a total of 500 eligible persons are enrolled per cycle; recruitment for HET will close with the enrollment of 450 eligible participants. The research findings from the NHBS will be shared with the scientific and public health community through presentations and publications. Reports will include the prevalence and trends in risk and prevention behaviors identified through the survey. The findings may be used by agencies such as the New Jersey HIV/AIDS Planning Group (NJHPG) for use in priority setting, planning and evaluation of HIV prevention services.