title: Measurement of HIV prevention indicators: a comparison of the PLACE method and a household survey in Zambia.
abstract: Reaching populations at greatest risk for acquiring HIV is essential for efforts to combat the epidemic. This paper presents, the Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) method which focuses on understanding the venues where people are meeting new sexual partners and behaviors which put people at risk. A comparison of data from two PLACE studies in Zambia with a national household survey, the Zambia Sexual Behavior Survey 2005, indicated that the PLACE population was at greater risk of acquiring HIV. Respondents in the two PLACE studies were significantly more likely to report 1+ new partners in the past 4 weeks, 2+ partners in the past 12 months, 1+ new partner in the past 12 months and transactional sex. Data from the PLACE method is important for targeting interventions for those most likely to acquire and transmit HIV.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Phillimon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ndubani
authors.forename: Jolly
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamwanga
authors.forename: Bates
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology