Description:
Bangladesh is still assessed a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS with the potential of a rapid spread of the disease as the infection rate is rising rapidly among IDU, implicating the danger of an IDU-driven epidemic as it is seen in neighboring countries. Behavioral risk factors and a high prevalence of STI that
facilitate the transmission of HIV may contribute to this development. Prior projects of research or cooperation on this topic were mainly emphasizing on the national level and on nationwide programs by national and foreign institutions or they focused on single risk groups and communities...