Table 1

HIV prevalence and interactions between key population groups in Larkana district, Pakistan in surveillance survey rounds

Round II14
(2006)
Round III15
(2008)
UNGASS Report17
(2010)
Round IV16
(2013)
Round V1
(2016–17)
HIV prevalence in PWID14%28.5%28%18.6%16.2%
HIV prevalence in TG-SW27.6%27%14.9%18.2%
 Clients per month, n119106
 % Consistent condom use37.2%7.9%
HIV prevalence in FSW0%0.61%1.9%4.1%
 % Unmarried11.3%
 % Married children82.9%
HIV prevalence in MSM4.9%
HIV prevalence in MSW2.5%0.5%0.5%3.1%5%
% MSM injecting drugs in past 12 months18%10.6%
% TG injecting drugs in past 12 months23%0.7%
% MSM having sex with PWID in past 12 months6%11.2%
% TG-SW having sex with PWID in past 12 months1.8%14.1%1.1%
% FSW having sex with PWID in past 12 months0.3%0.5%
% PWID paid FSW in past 6 months3.3%9%52.5%
% PWID paid MSW/TG in past 6 months9%13%68.8%
  • FSW, female sex worker; IBBS, Integrated Biological & Behavioral Surveillance; MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, male sex worker; PWID, people who inject drugs; SW, sex worker; TG, transgender; UNGASS, United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS.