The NACP Phase V (2021–2026) places strategic emphasis on which population group as a 'key population' requiring targeted interventions beyond general population strategies?
- A Elderly persons above 60 years
- B Female sex workers, men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users, and transgender persons ✓
- C Pregnant women in rural areas
- D School-going adolescents in urban slums
Correct answer: B. Female sex workers, men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users, and transgender persons
Explanation
NACP Phase V identifies key populations (KPs) — female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDU), and transgender (TG) persons — as having disproportionately higher HIV burden and requiring dedicated targeted interventions (TIs). Bridge populations (truckers, migrants) are also prioritized. Pregnant women are covered under PPTCT but are not classified as 'key populations' in programme terminology.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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