A practical example

A practical example
In 2005, the UNAIDS IATT on Education conducted a survey of the comparative readiness of 71
countries to respond to, manage and mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS. The survey provides a benchmark
against which countries can regularly assess progress, and also a basis for comparison between countries.
In conducting the survey the study segmented countries by reported UNAIDS adult HIV prevalence, as
follows:
High prevalence = 6% or more
Medium prevalence = between 2% and 6%
Low prevalence = between 0.05% and 2%
Using this classifi cation, 60% of the countries surveyed fell in the low prevalence category, 20% in the medium
prevalence and 20% were classifi ed as high prevalence.
In recognition of the fact that adult prevalence will determine what measures we will expect to have in place, the
survey questionnaire was adapted to different contexts. All countries completed a basic questionnaire, which
included seventy-three questions. For medium prevalence countries, a further eight questions were added,
and high prevalence countries completed an additional twenty-seven questions. A version of the general
questionnaire can be found on the next page. Under suggested resources at the end of this tool, you will fi nd
the link to the full copy of the Global Readiness Survey.