Did Inclusion of informed consent affect the observed hiv prevalence rate among injecting drug users during hiv sentinel surveillance 2017 in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand States of Central Zone of India?

Background: In 2017, the sampling procedure for HIV sentinel surveillance (HSS) among all high-risk groups was changed from the consecutive sampling to random sampling along with the introduction of linked anonymous testing strategy with informed written consent. Objective: The objective of this stu...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Kumar Rai, Farhad Ahamed, Shashi Kant, Partha Haldar, Shreya Jha, Shobini Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=5;spage=67;epage=70;aulast=Rai