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The USAID Dialogue on HIV and TB Project plans to conduct baseline research on HIV and TB among migrants in the second half of 2011. Data collected will be used to better inform the program strategic approach and guide development of activities that will be launched during the third year of the project. The migrant profile table below reflects data collected by other sources:

MIGRANTS PROFILE: Non-project sources
	Kazakhstan	Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan
Male (vs. Female)	49.5%	(Note: the available study was conducted among males only)	79.5%
Average Age	27.8 years	N/A	N/A
Single/never married Not married/cohabitating Married/cohabitating Widowed/divorced/separated Currently not married Currently married	25.6% N/A 64.9% 9.5%		24% 76%
Secondary school or less High school More than high school	12.9% 59.5% 27.6%	38%
Secondary and secondary special University level		24.5%	55.5% 13.9%
Nationality	N/A N/A	Kyrgyz (64%) Uzbek (33%)	74.9% Tajik 25.1% Other
Has ever used condom during vaginal sex with regular partner	23.3%
Always used condom with regular partner	10.6%
Always used condom with other partners	27.9%
Has used condom at last sexual intercourse			35.5% (total) 38.9% (m) 16.5% (f)
Has used condom at last sex with regular partner Has used condom at last sex with casual partner		11.3% 29.5%	7.8% 40.2%
Had more than one sexual partner in the last 90 days	43.1%
Has bought vaginal or oral sex in the past 90 days (men only)	28.4%
Had sexual intercourses during migration Had regular sexual partners during migration Had casual sexual partners during migration Had commercial sexual partners during migration			(f) 37%, (m) 54% (f) 34%, (m) 30% (f) 2%, (m) 32% (f) 4%, (m) 24%
Knowledge of incorrect ways of HIV transmission			30.6%
HIV/AIDS knowledge scale (0-12)	2.4
Could NOT give correct answers for each HIV related questions		23%	25.9%
Has ever been diagnosed with STI (self-report)	26.8%
Has NEVER been tested for HIV		73.8%	52.8%

All Kazakhstan data is from Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, HIV Risk Behaviors among Migrant Market Vendors in Kazakhstan: Implications for HIV Prevention, 2010.

All Kyrgyzstan data is from ICCO, Christian Aid and Dan Church Aid, HIV and Labor Migration in Central Asia: Baseline Study, 2010.

All Tajikistan data is from the Tajikistan Sentinel Surveillance, 2008 excluding the following data: the percentage of respondents that used a condom at last sex with regular and casual partners; the percentage that could not provide correct answers for HIV-related questions; and the percentage that has never been tested for HIV. These data are from the ICCO, Christian Aid and Dan Church Aid, HIV and Labor Migration in Central Asia: Baseline Study, 2010.