Generally, behavioral surveillance systems measure behaviors of interest in a large number of persons, but do not collect the same depth of information on specific topics that might be collected in smaller research studies.
Hence, along with other data sources, information garnered from behavioral surveillance surveys can illustrate trends in risk behaviors among various segments of the population and thereby better inform program interventions [ 12].
Thus, adherence is a relevant behavior for targeting with interventions, and for monitoring as a part of future behavioral surveillance projects [60].
Its latest, "a report on patience," offers straightforward case studies on a neuro-enhancing drug, Korea's first "smart city," a behavioral surveillance gadget and brands that encourage consumers not to buy their products.
Behavioral surveillance data that include the diversity of the population at risk are necessary to develop effective programs for IDU.
Third, some have argued that medicalization has rendered pregnancy in general, and labor and birth in particular, more alienating and stressful for women, burdening them with constant and complicated responsibilities for elaborate risk management and bodily and behavioral surveillance.
In fact, this approach, which integrates biological and behavioral surveillance, is already familiar to other successful USAID programs.
It is also practical for use in ongoing behavioral surveillance efforts.
These methods are costly, however, and may be difficult to implement in large behavioral surveillance projects.
These findings suggest no association between RDS recruitment and changes in network composition or HIV risk, which supports prior findings from prospective HIV behavioral surveillance and intervention studies.
The Supplement to HIV and AIDS Surveillance (SHAS) Project is a cross-sectional behavioral surveillance study of persons with HIV infection.
