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Research in the area of HIV/AIDS reported from University of Manitoba

Published in AIDS Weekly, August 2nd, 2010

Research findings, 'The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project mapping approach: an innovative approach for mapping and size estimation for groups at a higher risk of HIV in Pakistan,' are discussed in a new report. "We developed a mapping approach to gather data on distribution, number of settings, operational typologies and estimated size of female sex workers (FSWs), male sex workers, hijra sex workers and injection drug users in Pakistan. Data were collected across 12 major cities in Pakistan," investigators in Winnipeg, Canada report.

"Broader methodological steps involved dividing each target city into smaller geographical units and collecting data within each zone from...

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