Appendix 3.4.7 Essential Knowledge and Behavioral Indicators for PWID, SWs and MSM[1],[2]

People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) / Sex Workers
(SWs) / Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Demographic Characteristics
  • Education
  • Age
  • Income
  • Sex (for PWID and SW)
  • Race/Ethnicity
  • Geographic region (county, city, department, zip code, etc.)

Knowledge
  • Knowledge of HIV prevention methods
  • Beliefs about HIV transmission

Sexual Behaviors
•PWID selling sex
•PWID using condoms at last sex with regular or non-regular partner
  • PWID who have unprotected sex with opposite or unknown status partner
/
  • SW condom use with last client
  • SW consistent condom use with clients in the last month
  • Sex workers who have unprotected sex with opposite or unknown status partner
/
  • Anal sex with multiple partners in the last six months
  • Number of anal sex partners in the last six months
  • Condom use at last anal sex
  • Consistent condom use in anal sex with male partners
  • MSM paying for sex with commercial partners
  • MSM who have unprotected sex with opposite or unknown status partner

Drug Use Behaviors
•Injecting equipment shared at last injection
•PWID with access to sterile needles
•PWID who did not use clean needles consistently in past week /
  • SW injecting drugs in the last six months (or lifetime, where less common)
/
  • MSM injecting drugs in the last six months (or lifetime, where less common)

HIV and STI Testing and Care Behaviors
  • PWID seeking voluntary HIV tests
  • % of HIV+ PWID aware of their status
  • PWID seeking voluntary STI tests
  • % of testers who receive their STI test results
  • % of self-reported HIV+ currently in care
/
  • Sex workers seeking voluntary HIV tests
  • % of HIV+ SW aware of their status
•SW seeking voluntary STI tests
  • % of testers who receive their STI test results
  • % of self-reported HIV+ currently in care
/
  • MSM seeking voluntary HIV tests
  • % of HIV+ MSM aware of their status
  • MSM seeking voluntary STI tests
  • % of testers who receive their STI test results
  • % of self-reported HIV+ currently in care

[1] Adapted from: UCSF and CDC: Introduction to HIV, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection Surveillance. Surveillance of Most-at-Risk Populations. p.25. (2010)

[2] Adapted from: USAID and FHI: Behavioral Surveillance Guidelines. p. 98. (2000)