2010 Female Sex Workers (FSWs) Behavior Surveillance Survey

The 2010 Female Sex Workers (FSWs) Behavior Surveillance Survey (BSS) in Rwanda was carried out in February 2010 as a follow up of previous FSW BSS undertake n in 2000 and 2006. This was the first FSW BSS to include HIV biomarkers. The main purpose of the third round of the Behavioral and biological surveillance survey (Bio-BSS) was to study, in an integrated manner, trends in sexual behavior and HIV prevalence amongFSWs. The specific objectives of the BSS in Rwanda were following: To describe the trend in sexual risk behaviour among FSWs;To determine the prevalence of HIV infections among FSWs;To assess risk factors associated with HIV infection among FSWs;