National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Title Acronym
NHBS
Source URL
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System;
HIV Infections;
Mass Screening; Risk-Taking; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Social Determinants of Health
Population
Populations at
risk for HIV:
men who have
sex with men,
injection drug
users,
heterosexuals
at increased
risk of HIV
Population Age
Adult: 19 - 44 years, Middle Aged: 45 to 64 years, Aged: 65 + years
Population Ethnicity
All
Purpose
The primary purpose of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system is to monitor the HIV epidemic through an ongoing
HIV behavioral surveillance system. This system ascertains the prevalence of and trends in HIV risk behaviors and HIV infection among groups at high
risk for HIV infection. Information from the system is used to develop and direct the evaluation of national and local HIV prevention services and
programs. The system focuses on the three populations at highest risk: men who have sex with men; injectable drug users; and heterosexuals at
increased risk of HIV. The project collects information from these three populations in rotating 12-month cycles.
Record Identification Variable
Income and
poverty index;
education;
occupation
status; marital
status;
homelessness;
health
insurance
Reference
Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources. The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities has compiled a Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources (Compendium). This free resource details publicly available data relevant to research and programs aiming to reduce health disparities. The Compendium compiles in one place descriptions of and links to public datasets and resources that include information about health conditions and other factors that impact the health of minority populations. https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/NPA/Materials/FIHET_Data_Compendium_508_version_FINAL_11_28_2016.pdf
Special Notes
Datasets are not
publicly available
because they are
covered by CDC’s
Assurance of
Confidentiality related
to HIV surveillance
data. Aggregate data
from each cycle are
made available to the
public via published
reports.
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Date Revised
June 11, 2018, 9:16 a.m.