EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is typically associated with injecting drug users who often times share needles or syringes. Risky behavior has been defined here as needle sharing behaviors, unprotected ...

Executive Summary Study Background: Making working conditions safe and healthy is in the interest of workers, employers and Governments, as well as the public at large. Although it seems simple and obvious, this idea has ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This study is the second round of the Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) conducted among 500 female sex workers (FSWs), both street and establishment based, in the Kathmandu Valley. The IBBS was ...

Summary: The National Center for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC), Nepal has developed a comprehensive National Surveillance Plan for HIV and AIDS that includes Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey (IBBS) that is conducted ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HIV transmission among drug users is associated with injecting drug use that involves the sharing of needles or syringes. Risky sexual behavior associated with drug use also contributes to the spread of ...

Under the National Surveillance Plan for HIV and AIDS, the National Center for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) has been conducting Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (IBBS) among the most at-risk ...

Executive Summary: Many concepts of caring for the elderly have emerged through time. Basically they fall into 2 categories: "Homes for the aged" and "Housing for the Elderly". The former includes nursing homes and long ...

Executive Summary: Introduction: Pollution induced respiratory diseases have increased worldwide, a phenomenon that can be largely attributed to environmental effects. Among environmental factors, air pollution is identified ...