The world bank in partnership with the University of Manitoba (UoM) is providing a package of technical support using HIV program science principles to improve efficiency and effectiveness of HIV prevention to Government across the globe.

The overall goal of the study is to improve understanding of the sexual behavior patterns and influences among woman and men in venues that facilitate sexual networking in urban areas of Nigeria

The overarching aim  this study is to generate contextually rich data that offer a deeper view into the local social, cultural and environmental dynamics that continually shape human sexual relationship, practices and networks and patterns of vulnerability to HIV infection in urban areas of Nigeria.