UNHCR_HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors among Refugees in Camps in Tanzania

In the picture, a group of training participants is gathered for the "Training on Marine Conservation Laws’ Compliance and Marine Biodiversity/Wildlife Crime Enforcement." The participants represent various key organizations, including the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, magistrates, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), representatives from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), members of the Tanzania Police Force, Regional Fisheries Officers, Council Fisheries Office
In the picture, a group of training participants is gathered for the "Training on Marine Conservation Laws’ Compliance and Marine Biodiversity/Wildlife Crime Enforcement." The participants represent various key organizations, including the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, magistrates, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), representatives from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), members of the Tanzania Police Force, Regional Fisheries Officers, Council Fisheries Office

Acting Vice Chancellor for Hurbet Kairuki Memorial University, Professor Godwin Ndossi (seated on the center), officiating a four-days Research Fellow’s training for an HIV prevalence study in Nyarugusu and Nduta refugees camps in Kigoma Tanzania. This study aims to determine HIV prevalence and associated factors of HIV infection among the refugee population aged 15-49 in the camps, estimate HIV prevalence among adults 15-49 years and identify risk factors associated with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially syphilis and Hepatitis B among the refugee population in Nduta and Nyarugusu refugee camps located in Kasulu DC and Kibondo DC, respectively, in Kigoma Region, Tanzania.

We are currently finalizing report writing_ conduct survey to determine HIV prevalence and associated factors of HIV infection among the refugee population aged 15-49 in Nduta and Nyarugusu refugee camps located in Kasulu DC and Kibondo DC, respectively, in Kigoma Region, Tanzania. DAMAX will support UNHCR to determine HIV prevalence and associated factors of HIV infection among the refugee population aged 15-49 in the camps, estimate HIV prevalence among adults 15-49 years and identify risk factors associated with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially syphilis and Hepatitis B among the refugee population and also assess the coverage of HIV-related services, including HIV counseling and Testing (HCT), PMTCT, knowledge of HIV status, coverage of care and treatment services in the region, and estimate HIV incidence and level of viral load suppression among adult refugees in the camps. The Ministry of Home Affairs in Tanzania has been working closely with UNHCR to support and host around 200,000 refugees as of early 2022. Most refugees come from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and more than 80 percent are hosted in the Kigoma region, Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps in Kasulu and Kibondo districts (United Republic of Tanzania, n.d.).

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