BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE

描述（由申请人提供）：评估艾滋病毒风险人群的风险行为和行为趋势的能力对于解决艾滋病毒流行至关重要。新泽西卫生和高级服务部（NJDHSS）建议开展全国艾滋病毒行为调查， 监测项目，2008-2010年，纽瓦克主要大都市统计区。纽瓦克PMSA是该州受艾滋病毒流行影响最严重的地区，截至2004年12月，新泽西州累计报告的47 672例艾滋病病例中，40%（18 882例）位于纽瓦克PMSA。在三年的赠款期内，NJDHSS将陆续评估居住在高风险地区的男男性行为者（MSM）、注射毒品使用者（IDU）和异性恋者的艾滋病毒风险行为。将通过30-45分钟的调查和自愿艾滋病毒检测收集数据。在男男性接触者中，将采用基于场所的抽样来选择进行抽样活动的日期和时间段。活动将每月从先前确定的MSM社交地点列表中随机选择。将采用受访者驱动抽样（RDS）招募IDU;将要求IDU种子受访者招募其他IDU人员。VBS或RDS将用于访问高风险异性恋（HRH）人群。将对三个目标人群中的每一个共500人进行访谈。NHBS的研究结果将通过演讲和出版物与科学和公共卫生界分享。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。研究结果可供新泽西艾滋病毒预防社区规划小组等机构用于确定艾滋病毒预防服务的优先事项、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, 2008-2010, in the Newark Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA). The Newark PMSA is the region of the state most impacted by the HIV epidemic, of the 47,672 cumulatively reported AIDS cases in New Jersey as of December 2004, 40 percent (18,882) are located in the Newark PMSA. Over the three-year period of the grant, the NJDHSS will successively assess HIV risk behaviors among Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM), Injection Drug Users (IDU) and Heterosexuals residing in high-risk areas. 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 to select the date and time slots in which to conduct sampling events. Events will be randomly selected on a monthly basis from a list of previously identified locations at which the MSM are known to socialize. Respondent driven sampling (RDS) will be employed for recruitment of IDU; IDU seed respondents will be asked to recruit other persons who are IDU. Either VBS or RDS will be used to access the High-Risk Heterosexual (HRH) population. A total of 500 persons will be interviewed for each of the three target populations. 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 Prevention Community Planning Group for use in priority setting, planning and evaluation of HIV prevention services.