Essential elements of strategic information systems to guide focused HIV responses in south and south-east Asia

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Azim, Tasnim ^a   Saidel, Tobi J ^b   Brown, Tim ^c  

^a ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b Partnership for Epidemic Analysis   (India)

^c EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Data; HIV; Modelling; Policy; Strategic information; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 78650466163     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000390090.68306.8a     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. UNAIDS. Relationships of HIV and STD declines in Thailand to behavioural change: a synthesis of existing studies - UNAIDS; 1998. Report No.: UNAIDS/98.2.
2. Government of Bangladesh. Report on the sero-surveillance and behavioural surveillance on STD and AIDS in Bangladesh, 1998-1999. Dhaka National AIDS/STD Program, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; 2000.
3. Phoolcharoen W. HIV/AIDS prevention in Thailand: success and challenges. Science 1998; 280:1873-1874.
4. Phoolcharoen W, Ungchusak K, Sittitrai W, Brown T. Thailand: lessons from a strong national response to HIV/AIDS. AIDS 1998; 12 (Suppl B):S123-S135.
5. Azim T, Hussein N, Kelly R. Effectiveness of harm reduction programmes for injecting drug users in Dhaka city. Harm Reduct J 2005; 2:22.
6. Foss A, Watt CJ, Vickerman P, Azim T, Guinness L, Ahmed M, et al. Could the CARE-SHAKTI intervention for injecting drug users be maintaining the low HIV prevalence in Dhaka, Bangladesh? Addiction 2007; 102:114-125.
7. Thai Working Group on HIV/AIDS Projection. Projections for HIV/AIDS in Thailand: 2000-2020. Bangkok: Ministry of Public Health, Thailand; 2001.
8. Reddy A, Hoque MM, Kelly R. HIV transmission in Bangladesh: An analysis of IDU programme coverage. Int J Drug Policy 2008; 19:S37-S46.
9. Weniger BG, Limpakarnjanarat K, Ungchusak K, Thanprasertsuk S, Choopanya K, Vanichseni S, et al. The epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS in Thailand. AIDS 1991; 5 (Suppl 2): S71-S85.
10. van Griensven F, Thanprasertsuk S, Jommaroeng R, Mansergh G, Naorat S, Jenkins RA, et al. Evidence of a previously undocumented epidemic of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Bangkok, Thailand. AIDS 2005; 19:521-526. (Pubitemid 40515856)
11. Division of Epidemiology MoPH. AIDS situation in Thailand as of May 31, 2000. Thai AIDS Journal 2000; 12: 121-140.
12. Sharma M, Oppenheimer E, Saidel T, Loo V, Garg R. A situation update on HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs and national responses in South East Asia region. AIDS 2009; 23:1405-1413.
13. UNAIDS. Practical guidelines for intensifying HIV prevention: towards universal access; 2007.
14. UNAIDS. Estimating the size of populations at risk for HIV: issues and methods; July 2003; UNAIDS.
15. Boone D, Hardee K, Silvia A S, Pervilhac C, Souteyrand Y, La T A. Routine Data Quality Assessment Tool (RDQA): guidelines for implementation. MEASURE, evaluation, World Health Organization, Office of the Global AIDS coordinator; 2008.
16. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Data Quality Assurance Tool for Program-Level Indicators; 2007; Washington DC; USAID.
17. Prybylski D, Peerapatanapokin W, Brown T. Assessing what you do and don't know and filling the gaps. Analysis to action: the A2 approach; 2009:99-134.
18. Saphonn V, Hor LB, Ly SP, Chhuon S, Saidel T, Detels R. How well do antenatal clinic (ANC) attendees represent the general population? A comparison of HIV prevalence from ANC sentinel surveillance sites with a population-based survey of women aged 15-49 in Cambodia. Int J Epidemiol 2002; 31:449-455.
19. Brown T, Peerapatanapokin W. The Asian Epidemic Model: a process model for exploring HIV policy and programme alternatives in Asia. Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80:19-24.
20. Brown T, Salomon JA, Alkema L, Raftery AE, Gouws E. Progress and challenges in modelling country-level HIV/AIDS epidemics: the UNAIDS Estimation and Projection Package 2007. Sex Transm Infect 2008; 84 (Suppl 1):i5-i10.
21. Stover J, Johnson P, Zaba B, Zwahlen M, Dabis F, Ekpini RE. The Spectrum projection package: improvements in estimating mortality, ART needs, PMTCT impact and uncertainty bounds.. Sex Transm Infect 2008; 84 (Suppl 1):i24-i30.
22. Family Health International. The A2 project: from analysis to action: the A2 approach. Bangkok; 2009.
23. Resource needs model and goals. http://www.futuresinstitute.org/pages/ resources.aspx.
24. Asian MDG model. http://www.undprcc.lk/Download-Data/HIV/Costing-model/.
25. National AIDS spending accounts information and donor reports on resource availability. http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/Tracking/Nasa. asp.
26. Gupta GR, Parkhurst JO, Ogden JA, Aggleton P, Mahal A. Structural approaches to HIV prevention. Lancet 2008; 372: 764-775.
27. Frerichs RR, Ungchusak K, Htoon MT, Detels R. HIV sentinel surveillance in Thailand: an example for developing countries. Asia Pac J Public Health 1995; 8:20-26.
28. Ungchusak K, Saengwonloey V, Thonghong A, Thepsittha K. First HIV sentinel behavior-surveillance among male and female factory workers in Thailand, 1995. Power point presentation. Bangkok: division of epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health; 1995.
29. Sittitrai W, Brown T. Risk factors for HIV infection in Thailand. AIDS 1994; 8 (Suppl 2):S143-S153.
30. Revenga A, Over M, Masaki E, Peerapatanapokin W. The economics of effective AIDS treatment: evaluating policy options for Thailand. Washington: World Bank; 2006.
31. Viravaidya M, Obremskey SA, Myers C. The economic impact of AIDS on Thailand. Working paper: Harvard School of Public Health; 1992. Report No. 4.
32. Celentano DD, Nelson KE, Lyles CM, Beyrer C, Eiumtrakul S, Go VF, et al. Decreasing incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in young Thai men: evidence for success of the HIV/AIDS control and prevention program. AIDS 1998; 12:F29-F36.
33. Thai Working Group on HIV/AIDS Projection. The Asian Epidemic Model (AEM) Projections for HIV/AIDS in Thailand 2005-2025: Family Health International and Bureau of AIDS, TB and STIs, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Thailand; 2008.
34. United National Development Programme. Thailand's Response to HIV/AIDS: progress and challenges; 2004; Bangkok: UNDP.
35. NESDB Working Group on HIV/AIDS Projection. Projection for HIV/AIDS in Thailand: 1987-2020. Bangkok: Human Resource Planning Division, National Economic and Social Development Board of Thailand; 1994.
36. Azim T, Islam MN, Bogaerts J, Mian MA, Sarker MS, Fattah KR, et al. Prevalence of HIV and syphilis among high-risk groups in Bangladesh. AIDS 2000; 14:210-211.
37. Azim T, Alam MS, Rahman M, Sarker MS, Ahmed G, Khan MR, et al. Impending concentrated HIV epidemic among injecting drug users in Central Bangladesh. Int J STD AIDS 2004; 15:280-282.
38. Government of Bangladesh. National HIV serological and behavioural surveillance, 2003-2004, Bangladesh: fifth round technical report. Dhaka: National AIDS/STD Programme, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; 2007.
39. Government of Bangladesh. HIV in Bangladesh: is time running out? Dhaka: National AIDS/STD Program, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; 2003.
40. Azim T, Chowdhury EI, Reza M, Faruque MO, Ahmed G, Khan R, et al. Prevalence of infections, HIV risk behaviors and factors associated with HIV infection among male injecting drug users attending a needle/syringe exchange program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subst Use Misuse 2008; 43:2124-2144.
41. Faruque M, Azim T, Hussein N, Chowdhury E, Bosu A. Enhancing efforts at needle/syringe exchange: the response of an intervention program to ongoing research. In: 15th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm; 20-24 April 2004; Melbourne.
42. Azim T, Khan SI, Nahar Q, Reza M, Alam N, Saifi R, et al. 20 years of HIV in Bangladesh: experiences and way forward. Dhaka: The World Bank, UNAIDS; 2009.
43. NASP, Save the Children USA, ICDDRB. Mapping geographical and service delivery gaps and estimating size of street, hotel and residence based female sex workers in Bangladesh (draft report). Dhaka: NASP, Save the Children USA & ICDDR, B 2008.
44. NASP, Save the Children USA, ICDDRB. Provision of essential harm reduction services for injecting drug users. Report on local level mapping to select activity sites and identify unserved IDUs. Dhaka: NASP, Save the Children USA, and ICDDRB; 2009 (Forthcoming).
45. A2 Project Technical Working Group. Combining epidemiology & economic analysis to inform the response to the HIV epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi: Family Health International Vietnam; 2006.
46. Bertozzi S, Padian N, Martz T. Evaluation of HIV prevention programmes: the case of Avahan. Sex Transm Infect 2010; 86:i4-i5.
47. Pickles M, Foss AM, Vickerman P, Deering K, Verma S, Demers E, et al. Interim modelling analysis to validate reported increases in condom use and assess HIV infections averted among female sex workers and clients in southern India following a targeted HIV prevention programme. Sex Transm Infect 2010; 86:i33-i43.
48. Ramakrishnan L, Gautam A, Goswami P, Kallam S, Adihikary R, Mainkar MK, et al. Programme coverage, condom use and SI treatment among FSWs in a large-scale HIV prevention programme: results from cross-sectional surveys in 22 districts in southern india. Sex Transm Infect 2010; 86:i62-i68.
49. Piot P. Setting new standards for targeted HIV prevention: the Avahan initiative in India. Sex Transm Infect 2010; 86: i1-i2.
50. Commission on AIDS in Asia. Redefining AIDS in Asia; crafting an effective response. New Delhi: Oxford University Press; 2008.
51. World Bank ASAP project. World Bank ASAP project. www.worldbank.org/asap.