Summary information

Study title

Sociological Problems of a Special Epidemiology of HIV Infections 1989

Creator

Institut für Soziologie und Sozialpolitik an der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Berlin
Zentralinstitut für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Epidemiologie der DDR, Berlin

Study number / PID

ZA6890, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.6890 (DOI)

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Abstract

Attitudes and extent to which informed about the immune deficiency syndrome AIDS, sexual partner, contraceptive methods and health consciousness. Topics: Occupation with the topic AIDS; readiness for an HIV test; probability of infection by AIDS; extent of information about AIDS; information about protective measures; distribution of the illness in the GDR; infection symptoms; sex with little risk; risk groups; conversations with one's children about AIDS; reasons why no conversations were held; fear of AIDS infection; understanding of the term "sex"; number of sexual partners in the last 12 months; relation with homosexual partners; sexual contacts with foreigners; number of sexual partners; significance of the term "safer sex"; visit to the doctor due to venereal disease; frequency of condom use, reasons for and against; faithfulness to partner; reasons for faithfulness and against; size of place of residence; residential status; number and ages of children in household; general contentment with life; importance of selected areas of life such as health, children, faithfulness of partner and to partner, contacts, being informed, sexuality, member of a stable community, family, affair, stable partnership; shift work; characteristics of employment; desire for children; growing old with current partner; assessment of conditions for establishing contacts, sex life, undertakings, healthful way of life, life with children, entertainment, family life, realization of personal interests; activities to preserve capability such as conducting sport, eating health-consciously, sauna, physical hygiene, not smoking, avoiding use of alcohol and pills; reaction of the environment to changing partnership; reaction of circle of friends, colleagues,neighborhood and relatives to one's new partnership; reaction to new partnership of colleagues, neighborhood and relatives; satisfaction with health care; frequency of visits to the doctor...
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Methodology

Data collection period

04/1989

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Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Specific sample

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Written survey

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1989

Terms of data access

A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.

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