Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

FHI 2000 HIV/AIDS/STD BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SURVEY (BSS) FOR MSM
Section 3: Sexual history: numbers and types of partners
No. Questions and filters Coding categories Skip to
Q301 I would now like to ask you several YES 1
questions about different kinds of NO 2 → Q306
sex with men. In the past six months, NO RESPONSE 9
have you had oral sex with a man,
that is, where another man has put
his penis in your mouth or you have
put your penis in his mouth?
Q302 Think about how many different NUMBER IN THE PAST
partners you have had oral sex with
SIX MONTHS [__|__]
in the past six months. DON’T KNOW 88
NO RESPONSE 99
READ OUT :
Please take time to think about your
answer to this question so that we
can get the most accurate information
possible. Remember this information
is strictly confidential.
Q303 The last time you had oral sex, did YES 1
you or your partner use a condom? NO 2
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q304 With what frequency did you or EVERY TIME 1
your partners use a condom with ALMOST EVERY TIME 2
oral sex during the past 6 months? SOMETIMES 3
NEVER 4
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q305 In the past six months, did you YES 1
ejaculate in another man’s mouth or NO 2
did a man ejaculate in your mouth? DON’T REMEMBER 8
NO RESPONSE 9
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