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• Periodic household surveys: A baseline Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practices and Behavior (KAPB) survey was completed in 2006. A midterm
KAPB is to be conducted in 2008. The 2006 baseline was a crosssectional
survey conducted among 3,040 high-risk individuals from
different parts of the country along the major transport corridors. Multistage
sampling was used to select subjects in this study. A pre-tested
questionnaire was used to collect information including demographic
and socio-economic information, data on sexual behavior, condom use
and brand preference, source of condom purchases, recall of HIV/AIDS
campaigns, media exposure, family planning issues and more.
• Sales data: These data are routinely collected from participating,
contributing and collaborating partners to inform decision-making
around product sales.
Evaluation Results • Project reach: According to the T-MARC’s program monitoring report:
- 1.2 million people were reached through the Vaa Condom
campaign
- 600,000 people were reached through the “be faithful” Sikia
Kengele campaign
- 20 million people have been reached by radio programs funded
through the project
• Periodic household surveys:
- Male respondents were asked if they had engaged in sexual acts
with multiple partners in the period of one week before the day of
the baseline interview. This period was chosen for reliable recall.
Only 8.5 percent of all males reported having been involved in
sexual acts with multiple partners, the highest proportion being
among truck drivers (15.5 percent). Forty-eight percent reported not
having been involved in sexual acts with multiple partners, while
43.5 percent reported having been involved with at least one casual
partner. These results are slightly different from other studies on
the same high-risk groups but the difference is attributed to the
reference period. It is very likely that the proportions of men with
multiple partners would be higher if the reference period were up to
12 months before the day of the interview.
- Female sex workers, police officers, barmaids and truck drivers
were also asked if they had engaged in sexual acts with multiple
partners in the period of one week before the day of the baseline
interview. Female sex workers reported having multiple partners
(80.2 percent) while none of the female police officers reported
having multiple partners. About 22 percent of barmaids reported
having more than one partner during the reference period. From
field notes, three reasons were given for this relatively low rate
among barmaids: 1) the reference period of one week might have
influenced the proportion of female barmaids who reported multiple
partners; 2) some barmaids were reluctant to answer this question
for fear of being labeled a sex worker; and 3) some barmaids
reported menstruation or an ailment during the period of reference.
There was only one female truck driver who reported having more
than one partner in the reference period.
• Sales data: Sales data from April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 show that
2.7 million Dume condoms, 113,970 Lady Pepeta female condoms, and
196,488 cycles of FlexiPs were sold.
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