Table 2

Comparison of monitoring information system (MIS) and Integrated Behavioural and Biologic Assessment (IBBA) coverage data in districts where Avahan was the first and sole implementer

Survey district, state	Earliest date of any intervention start	Duration of interventions before IBBA (months)	IBBA survey date	IBBA sample size	Exposure to outreach contacts		Exposure to STI clinics
Survey district, state	Earliest date of any intervention start	Duration of interventions before IBBA (months)	IBBA survey date	IBBA sample size	Percentage of target contacted through outreach in the last month (MIS)*	Percentage reporting exposure to peer educators in past 1 year (IBBA)	Percentage target that ever visited project clinic in the last year (MIS)*	Percentage reporting having visited clinic in past 1 year (IBBA)
Female sex workers
Bellary, Karnataka†	November 2004	12	November to December 2005	420	76	86!*	41	74!*
Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu	July 2004	21	April to May 2006	408	83	78	90	75
Salem, Tamil Nadu	July 2004	20	March to May 2006	402	39	69	50	71
Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh	April 2004	19	November to December 2005	412	24	53	16	50
Yavatmal, Maharashtra	February 2005	14	April to May 2006	153	4	83	38	69
Shimoga, Karnataka	April 2004	16	August to September 2005	390	31‡	68	26	7!*
High-risk men who have sex with men
East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh	October 2005	6	April 2006	405	64	77	13	55
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh	January 2006	4	May 2006	407	5	10	3	5
Vishakahapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	April 2006	1	May 2006	406	83**	93	38**	42
Madurai, Tamil Nadu	July 2004	20	March to May 2006	402	56	62	60	66
Salem, Tamil Nadu	July 2004	20	March to May 2006	403	46	64	80	64

↵* December 2008 district denominator used for calculation.
↵!* IBBA questionnaire for Karnataka is slightly different from the other states. The period is 6 months instead of a year.
↵‡ The first available data are from October 2006, indicated here.
↵** The first available data are from December 2006 indicated here.