Mapping of Vulnerable Populations in Rajasthan

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Dear members,

I have been following the interesting line of discussions taking place in this

forum and I feel this is the best place to place my queries. Presently I am

working on " mapping of vulnerable population to HIV/AIDS in the state of

Rajasthan " , the biggest province of India. To start with, I have begun working

on listing of parameters for vulnerability index through secondary data.

I would request the readers to assist me in the following:-

1. Has there been a similar kind of study/researches conducted in South Asia or

elsewhere?

2. What is the vulnerability index for HIV/AIDS and its determinants?

3. What are the key issues to keep in mind while mapping of vulnerable

population?

4. The immediate problem which I am facing is lack of concrete official database

of the vulnerable groups especially street children, migrant labourers, CSWs,

etc. This may involve lot of approximation to get to the estimated number of the

above vulnerable populations. Has some work similar to this been done? If yes,

what was the methodology to get to the estimated numbers?

Regards,

Shama Afroz

E-mail: afroz-shama@...

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