Baseline survey for BCC strategy for HIV and AIDS prevention among youth people aged 10-30 years in Swaziland

In line with the National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS, the country has adopted a multi sectoral approach to HIV and AIDS which puts emphasis on behaviour change communication, anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The study was aimed at achieving the following set of objectives: To develop an appropriate set of indicators for measuring process, outcomes and impact of behaviour change communication strategy targeting young people in the country; To design a baseline survey instrument to measure indicators, including testing and further refinement of the instrument and indicators based on community response; Establish benchmarks against which the project will be evaluated.