We conducted a national survey STIs and HIV among most at risk populations in Pakistan. These included populations of sex workers (male, female, transgender) and injecting drug users. Five key recommendations were arrived at based on the results of this multi-disciplinary research which included: geographical mapping of populations; bio-behavioural surveys; qualitative research; human rights analysis; and mathematical modelling.
These five key recommendations were then subjected to political feasibility analysis which included interviews with key stakeholders from the policy elite. The results show a possible dissonance between the effectiveness of recommendations from a technical perspective, and their likely level of political palatability in Pakistan. This carries important implications for
planning future interventions, and development of strategies to address the high levels of risk and vulnerability found in these most at risk populations in Pakistan.
Conflict of Interest: None disclosed
Financial Support/Funding: Department for International Development, United Kingdom
Recorded at the the 19th WAS World Congress for Sexual Health - Sexual Health & Rights: A Global Challenge Göteborg (Sweden) - June 21 – 25, 2009
more about this speaker
