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HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention:
Generic Tools for Operational Research

As part of efforts to obtain evidence to inform the public health approach to HIV treatment and prevention, the Population Council collaborated with the HIV/AIDS Department of the World Health Organization to develop tools, "HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention: Generic Tools for Operational Research" for operational research on topics that have relevance to programs.

The tools include:

1. A main document (PDF) that is intended to serve as a basis for formulating research questions and designing an operational research project to address them. The document includes four sections:

   • HIV testing and counseling
   • HIV stigma and discrimination
   • Adherence to antiretrovirals
   • HIV prevention in the context of scaled-up access to HIV treatment

2. Data collection instruments covering the above topics, from which relevant modules can be selected. At present, the following instruments are available:

   • A questionnaire for collecting data from clients at health facilities (PDF or Word)
   • A questionnaire for collecting data from health care providers at health facilities (PDF or Word)