AIDSQuest: The HIV/AIDS Survey Library
Survey Summaries

Family Health International—Behavioral Surveillance Surveys  

Overview
The Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BSS), developed by Family Health International (FHI), were designed to measure HIV/AIDS-related risk and protective behaviors on a national level. A number of instruments are currently available or under development. These include surveys designed for the general adult population, as well as for specific groups such as youth, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users. The BSS originated in Thailand in the mid-1990s, and was then adapted and utilized in Indonesia, India, and Senegal. Three of the instruments have been made available in AIDSQuest: the general adult population survey, the female sex worker survey, and the youth survey.

Methodology/validity
The BSS is built on the collective experience of 10 BSS projects conducted in eight countries in Asia and Africa between 1993 and 1997: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong,  India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Senegal, and Thailand. There are written guidelines for utilizing the BSS, including sampling recommendations, questionnaires, indicators, analysis guidelines, and other topics.

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This page updated 21 August 2006

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