Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

FHI 2000 HIV/AIDS/STD BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SURVEY (BSS) FOR MSM
Section 9: Knowledge, opinions, and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS
No. Questions and filters Coding categories Skip to
Q901 Have you ever heard of HIV or the YES 1
disease called AIDS? NO 2 → Q1001
NO RESPONSE 9
Q902a Do you know anyone who is infected YES 1
with HIV or who has died of AIDS? NO 2 → Q903
DON’T KNOW 8 → Q903
NO RESPONSE 9
Q902b Do you have a close relative or close YES, A CLOSE RELATIVE 1
friend who is infected with HIV or YES, A CLOSE FRIEND 2
has died of AIDS? NO 3
NO RESPONSE 9
Q903 Can people protect themselves from YES 1
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
Q903A Can people protect themselves from YES 1
HIV by avoiding anal sex? NO 2
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q903B Can people protect themselves from YES 1
HIV by using a condom NO 2
correctly every time they DON’T KNOW 8
have anal sex? NO RESPONSE 9
Q904 Can a person get HIV from YES 1
mosquito bites? NO 2
DON’T KNOW 8
NO RESPONSE 9
Q905 Can people protect themselves from YES 1
HIV by having one uninfected NO 2
faithful sex partner? 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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