The target group were people serving prison sentences in Tuzla and Mostar correctional institutions and non-medical staff working in these institutions. Activities included training for non-medical staff working in correctional institutions in Mostar and Tuzla, testing prisoners on sexually transmitted infections, counseling and informing of prisoners.

Results of the project are:

  • 68 members of the non-medical staff professionally trained on sexually transmitted infections;
  • 250 prisoners informed;
    181 prisoner tested;
  • a pre-testing counseling was carried out with 183 prisoners;
  • post-testing counseling was carried out with 78 of prisoners;
  • 553 brochures were distributed to employees in correctional institutions;
  • 1,163 educational materials were distributed to inmates;
  • four training sesions were held in correctional institutions in Tuzla and Mostar.

Donators of the project were the Partnership for Health and SIDA.

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