National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) program
Brief Project Description
Sponsor: District of Columbia Department of Health
Principal Investigator: Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
Additional Faculty: Alan Greenberg, MD, MPH, Irene Kuo, PhD, MPH
The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system is a CDC-funded project conducted in 25 cities in the United States, including Washington, D.C. The purpose of this serial cross-sectional study is to yield information about what people do that puts them at risk for HIV. NHBS has three cycles focusing on different risk groups: men who have sex with men (NHBS-MSM), injecting drug users (NHBS-IDU), and heterosexuals at risk of HIV infection (NHBS-HET). Information gained from NHBS will guide prevention and HIV counseling and testing services in Washington, D.C. It will also help guide and improve overall HIV/AIDS surveillance, and provide a better understanding of trends in HIV infection in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States.
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