Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

FHI 2000 HIV/AIDS/STD BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SURVEY (BSS) FOR FSWs
Section 8: knowledge, opinions, and attitudes (continued)
No. Questions and filters Coding categories Skip to
Q810 Can a pregnant woman infected YES 1
with HIV or AIDS transmit the virus NO 2 → Q812
to her unborn child? DON’T KNOW 8 → Q812
NO RESPONSE 9
Yes No
Q811 What can a pregnant woman do to TAKE MEDICATION
reduce the risk of transmission of (Antiretrovirals) 1 2
HIV to her unborn child? OTHER __________________ 1 2
DO NOT READ LIST DON’T KNOW 1 2
CIRCLE ALL THAT ARE MENTIONED. NO RESPONSE 1 2
Q812 Can a woman with HIV or AIDS YES 1
transmit the virus to her newborn NO 2
child through breastfeeding? DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q813 Is it possible in your community YES 1
for someone to get a confidential NO 2
test to find out if they are infected DON’T KNOW 8
with HIV? NO RESPONSE 9
By confidential, I mean that no
one will know the result if you
don’t want them to know it.
Q814 I don’t want to know the result, YES 1
but have you ever had an HIV test? NO 2 → Q901
NO RESPONSE 9
Q815 Did you voluntarily undergo the Voluntary 1
HIV test, or were you required Required 2
to have the test? NO RESPONSE 9
Q816 Please do not tell me the result, YES 1
but did you find out the result NO 2
of your test? NO RESPONSE 9
Q817 When did you have your most WITHIN THE PAST YEAR 1
recent HIV test? BETWEEN 1-2 YEARS 2
BETWEEN 2-4 YEARS 3
MORE THAN 4 YEARS AGO 4
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
B EHAV I OR A L S U R V EI L L A NC E SURV EY S APPEN DI X 1
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