Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

FHI 2000 HIV/AIDS/STD BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SURVEY (BSS) FOR FSWs
Section 8: Knowledge, opinions, and attitudes
No. Questions and filters Coding categories Skip to
Q801 Have you ever heard of HIV YES 1
or the disease called AIDS? NO 2 → Q901
NO RESPONSE 9
Q802a Do you know anyone who is YES 1
infected with HIV or who has NO 2 → Q803
died of AIDS? DON’T KNOW 8 → Q803
NO RESPONSE 9
Q802b Do you have a close relative or YES, A CLOSE RELATIVE 1
close friend who is infected with YES, A CLOSE FRIEND 2
HIV or has died of AIDS? NO 3
NO RESPONSE 9
Q803 Can people protect themselves YES 1
from HIV the virus that causes AIDS NO 2
by using a condom correctly DON’T KNOW 8
every time they have sex? NO RESPONSE 9
Q804 Can a person get HIV from YES 1
mosquito bites? NO 2
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q805 Can people protect themselves YES 1
from HIV by having one uninfected NO 2
faithful sex partner? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q806 Can people protect themselves YES 1
from the HIV virus by abstaining NO 2
from sexual intercourse? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q807 Can a person get HIV by sharing YES 1
a meal with someone who NO 2
is infected? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q808 Can a person get HIV by getting YES 1
injections with a needle that was NO 2
already used by someone else? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q809 Do you think that a healthy-looking YES 1
person can be infected with HIV, NO 2
the virus that causes AIDS? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
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