CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS
CONSULTANCY – SURVEY ANALYSIS
UNAIDS Philippines, in behalf
of the Department of Health – Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB), will recruit a consultant
to do the Analysis of the 2018 Philippine Integrated HIV Behavioral and
Serologic Surveillance (IHBSS) Datasets
Background
The HIV epidemic in the
Philippines is largely driven by high-risk behaviors among key populations,
including males having sex with males (MSM), injecting drug users (IDU), and
female sex workers (FSW). Since the Philippines has an evolving concentrated
HIV epidemic, the national surveillance system plays a key role in monitoring
the HIV situation and proving information to improve the country’s response to
the epidemic.
In 1993, the Epidemiology
Bureau (DOH-EB) of the Department of Health initiated an active surveillance
system to monitor the HIV situation in few localities. In 2005, the serologic
and behavioral surveillances were integrated to become the Philippine
Integrated HIV Behavioral and Serologic Surveillance (IHBSS) which aimed to
provide in-depth information of the HIV situation in the country. It has been
implemented every two years since then.
In 2018, the DOH-EB
spearheaded the seventh round of the IHBSS in coordination with regional partners
and local Social Hygiene Clinics (SHC). The surveillance populations are those
most vulnerable to HIV transmission, namely males who have sex with males,
female sex workers and people in closed settings. The groups, sampling methods
and the number of sites included for this surveillance round are listed below:
|
Key
Affected Population
|
Sampling
Method
|
Number
|
|
|
|
of Sites
|
|
Males and Transgender Women
who have Sex with Males (MSM and TGW)
|
Time Location Sampling
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female Sex Workers (FSW)
|
Systematic Sampling
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
People in Closed Settings
|
Systematic Sampling
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Data from the 25 surveillance
activities were categorized into three different datasets according to
surveillance population. Data gathered from this round will help monitor the
country’s epidemic and evaluate current interventions. In addition, these data
will be translated and utilized by both national and local implementers for
program improvement. Thus, technical assistance in data analysis and
capacity-building of the DOH-EB staff in carrying out such analyses will
contribute in establishing a more robust HIV surveillance system that produces
quality data for country policies and programs.
Purpose of the
Consultancy
To provide
technical assistance to the DOH-EB in the analysis and technical write-up of
the 2018 IHBSS
Expected
Outcomes
1.
Protocols
and analytical framework for the 2018 IHBSS datasets developed
a.
Weighted
and unweighted analysis of MSM datasets
b.
Analysis
of FSW datasets
c.
Analysis
of People in Closed Settings datasets
2.
Data
analyses conducted using the
protocols
3.
Data
analysis workshop with DOH-EB staff and key local surveillance personnel conducted
4.
2018
IHBSS Technical Report for FSW and MSM written
and finalized
Deliverables
1.
Inception
Report with Gantt Chart (work plan) and Dummy Tables
2.
Protocols
and analytical framework for the 2018 IHBSS datasets
3.
2018
IHBSS Technical Report for FSW and MSM
Duration of the
Contract
The
consultant will work 20 days level of effort (LOE) between the 22 April 2019 and 15 June 2019.
Qualifications/Experience
1. Expertise in HIV
epidemiology, especially among Males who have Sex with Males (MSM), Female Sex
Workers (FSW) and People in Closed Settings
2. Expertise in analyzing
datasets that used Time Location Sampling
3. Expertise in technical
writing
4. Completion of master’s degree
in public health or public health-related field
5. Good working track record
with government, NGOs, and agencies
6. Good research and
communication skills
7.
Demonstrated
experience in the field of HIV and AIDS and strong background and experience on
MSM, TG and HIV related issues, an advantage
8.
Capacity
to work in a team
Application
Send 1) Curriculum vitae and 2) Brief description
of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the
assignment, on or before 12 April 2019
to:
