WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR HIV STRATEGIC INFORMATION
Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine University of Zagreb
Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: + 385 1 45 90 142/ 45 90 100; Fax: +385 1 46 84 212
www.hivevaluation.org
HIV surveillance in key populations
24-28 October 2022
Description
The aim of the course is to provide participants with practical guidance on how to design bio-
behavioural HIV surveys and conduct estimation of the size of key populations (female sex
workers [FSW], people who inject drugs [PWID], men who have sex with men [MSM]) and
transgender persons), conduct these studies, and analyze, interpret and use the data. The
course will outline the approaches that can be used for extrapolating local data to develop
national size estimates by applying various adjustments.
The course will provide a detailed outline of design of integrated bio-behavioural HIV surveys
(IBBS) that are based on time-location (TLS) and respondent-driven sampling (RDS).
Presentations and exercises will address a number of issues relevant for the appropriate
implementation of IBBS, data analysis and construction and interpretation of key indicators.
Presentations will also reflect on various methods of population size estimation (PSE)
methods that are most commonly used, including the emerging new approach of virtual
mapping.
The course will also describe how to generate HIV prevention and treatment casedes in KPs,
using IBBS, PSE and and routine programme data.
Lectures will be followed by discussions about case studies to enable interactive exchange of
knowledge and experiences.
Key topics of the course are:
Design and implementation of TLS and RDS
Methods used to estimate the size of KPs: mapping (including mapping of virtual
platforms); multiplier method; two and three-source capture-recapture;
Circumstances when it is appropriate to use specific size estimation methods
Extrapolation from local size estimation to sub-national and national estimates using
extrapolation procedures
Data quality challenges in IBBS and PSE studies
Framework for HIV prevention and treatment cascade
Use of HIV cascades as management tools that identify gaps and related barriers
and as advocacy tools for indicating points for intervention to enhance programme
effectiveness
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Participan0ts will be given opportunities to share their own country-specific experiences and
challenges in IBBS and estimating the size of KPs.
Key aspects of the course is a group/individual work on development of protocols/ proposals.
Participants can choose between these options:
A. To develop a protocol for an IBBS or a PSE study
B. To construct HIV prevention or treatment cascades using their own data
Participants will present the results of this work on the final day of the course.
Teaching Methods
The course consists of lectures, presentation of case studies, active class discussion,
exercises and group work. The course is designed to provide participants with practical skills
and knowledge on how to conduct size estimation studies.
Target Audience
Epidemiologists, demographers, public health professionals, social scientists
Course fee and applications
Applications for the course can be submitte via the following link:
HIV surveillance in key populations – Centre for HIV Strategic Information
(hivevaluation.org)
The course fee is 1000 USD and includes the lunches and coffee breaks during five days of
the course.
Lecturers
Professor George Rutherford, MD, Global Health Sciences, University of California, San
Francisco
Associate professor Ivana Bozicevic, MD, DrPH, WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic
Information, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Jurja Ivana Adamsky, MD, WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic Information, School
of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Zoran Dominkovic, WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic Information, School of
Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Programme
24 October
2022
9.00-9.30 Welcome and Introductions
9.30-10.00 Principles of HIV surveillance in key populations (KPs)
10.00-10.30 Design of integrated bio-behavioural surveys (IBBS) in KPs
Importance of formative assessment before IBBS
10.30-10.50 Break
11.00-11.30 Country presentations
11.30-12.30 Design of bio-behavioural surveys in key populations -
Respondent driven sampling - I part (principles, formative
assessment, study flow, seeds)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Exercise 1: Pre-surveillance assessment in key populations
14.15-14.35 Break
14.35-15.30 Respondent-driven sampling – II part (RDS data collection forms, staff
responsibilities and coupon management file)
15.30-16.30 Exercise 2: Respondent-driven sampling
25 October
2022
9.00-9.45 Time-location sampling – I (formative assessment with mapping,
sampling frame development, study flow)
10.00-11.00 Time-location sampling – II (data collection forms, staff roles,
implementation)
11.00-11.20 Break
11.20-12.00 Selecting and constructing key indicators from IBBS
12.00-13.00 Exercise 3: Interpretation of indicators on coverage with HIV prevention
from IBBS and programme data
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 IBBS data analysis
15.15-15.30 Break
15.30-16.30 Using IBBS to construct HIV prevention cascades in in key populations
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26 October
2022
9.00-9.30 Principles of population size estimation (PSE) in KPs
9.30-10.15 PSE – Geographical mapping
10.15-10.30 Break
10.30-11.15 PSE - Multiplier method
11.15-12.00 PSE – Capture-recapture
12.00–12.45 PSE – Virtual mapping
12.45-13.45 Lunch
13.45-14.15 Introduction to protocol/ proposal development exercise
14.15-16.30 Protocol/proposal development exercise 1: Selection of protocol
design; Background; Aims and objectives
Break
27 October
2022
9.00-10.00 Extrapolation from local size estimation to sub-nation and national
estimates using extrapolation procedures
10.00-11.00 Exercise 5: Extrapolation of local PSE to sub-national or national level
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12.15 Using IBBS and programme data sources to construct HIV treatment
cascades in KPs
12.15-13.00 Protocol/ proposal development exercise 2: Methods
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Protocol/ proposal development exercise 2: Methods
15.15-15.30 Break
15.30-16.30 Protocol/ proposal development exercise 2: Organisational issues –
staff selection, training of staff, organization of supervision
28 October
2022
9.00-10.00 Presentations of protocols/ proposals
10.00-10.15 Break
10.15-12.30 Presentations of protocols/ proposals
12.30-13.00 Evaluations and closure
13.00-14.00 Lunch
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Saadetud: 19.05.2022 15:53
Teema: Training workshop in HIV surveillance in key populations
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to share with you information about a new training course
HIV surveillance in key populations, which will be organised by WHO
Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic Information in Zagreb, Croatia and
Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco.
The course will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 24 28 October, 2022.
The aim of the course is to provide participants with practical guidance
on how to design bio-behavioural HIV surveys and conduct estimation of
the size of key populations (female sex workers [FSW], people who inject
drugs [PWID], men who have sex with men [MSM]) and transgender persons),
conduct these studies, and analyze, interpret and use the data. The
course will outline the approaches that can be used for extrapolating
local data to develop national size estimates by applying various
adjustments.
The course will provide a detailed outline of design of integrated bio-
behavioural HIV surveys (IBBS) that are based on time-location (TLS) and
respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Presentations and exercises will
address a number of issues relevant for the appropriate implementation of
IBBS, data analysis and construction and interpretation of key
indicators.
Presentations will also reflect on various methods of population size
estimation (PSE) methods that are most commonly used, including the
emerging new approach of virtual mapping.
The course will also describe how to generate HIV prevention and
treatment casedes in KPs, using IBBS, PSE and and routine programme
data.
Please apply for the course online at:
The message confirming your application will be sent to you by email.
The course is organized by the WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic
Information, Rockefeller street 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
The course fee is 1000 USD.
We will be glad to answer any questions that you may have.
Best regards!
WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Strategic Information
Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine
John D. Rockefeller Street No. 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: + 385 1 45 90 142, Fax: +385 1 46 84 212