Publication: HIV in the Caribbean : A Systematic Data Review, 2003-2008
Date
2008
ISSN
Published
2008
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report is the result of a
comprehensive, regional, data-driven review of the HIV
epidemic in the Caribbean. Several reports have been
published about the Caribbean but none have specifically
focused on a thorough review of data sources, data
collection strategies and detailed epidemiology of the HIV
epidemic. In the past, the Caribbean epidemic has largely
been characterized as a generalized, heterosexual epidemic
on the verge of explosion. The purpose of an HIV
epidemiological synthesis is to assess and analyze new or
recent data to provide strategic direction for the program
development and implementation. New data sources include any
unpublished, unexplored or unanalyzed data, the latest
surveillance data, as well as, biological and behavioral
surveys, STI data, program monitoring data and quantitative
or qualitative research data. The synthesis also tests and
explores an existing hypothesis about the epidemic and
discusses relevant data-based policy implications. For the
Caribbean synthesis, aimed to: 1) analyze HIV transmission
patterns; 2) determine epidemiological and behavioral
drivers in the Caribbean; and 3) analyze the national and
regional responses relative to findings from the analysis.
Citation
“World Bank. 2008. HIV in the Caribbean : A Systematic Data Review, 2003-2008. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12707 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”