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MEASURE Evaluation and Zambian Ministry of Health—Zambia Sexual Behavior Survey

Overview
The MEASURE Evaluation program is implemented by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with Tulane University, Macro International, John Snow Research and Training Institute, and the Future's Group International. This survey, the first of its kind in Zambia, was developed with the objectives of obtaining national estimates of key indicators related to HIV/STI prevention and AIDS care for the national program. The questionnaire was designed to provide information on:

• Background characteristics

• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS

• Condom knowledge, use, and access

• Marriage and cohabitation

• Sexual behavior and attitudes toward gender, sex, STIs, and AIDS

The survey was administered to a nationally representative sample survey with separate estimates for rural and urban areas. Two types of questionnaires were administered, a household and an individual.

Methodology/validity
A weeklong pilot test of the questionnaire was carried out in urban and rural communities near Lusaka. The Zambia Sexual Behavior Survey was conducted in 1998, 2000,  2003, and 2005.

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This page updated 21 August 2006

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