AIDS in the Public Consciousness in the Federal Republic 2007

Information and communication behaviour as well as knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to AIDS. Attitudes towards AIDS education and HIV-infected people. Information behaviour, knowledge and behaviour in relation to sexually transmitted diseases.

Topics: Satisfaction with one´s own state of health; taking care of one´s own health; biggest health problems for the German population; most dangerous diseases in the country; knowledge about AIDS; course of AIDS; assessment of the risk of AIDS infection in selected situations; risk of infection before outbreak of the disease; knowledge about the means of transmission of AIDS; awareness of the HIV antibody test; knowledge of the significance of the test result HIV positive; external signs of HIV positive; personal contacts with HIV positive or AIDS patients; behaviour in the event of infection with AIDS in one´s personal environment; concern about one´s own AIDS infection, and AIDS among acquaintances; time of concern about one´s own AIDS infection; own probability of infection through sexual intercourse; sources of information used about AIDS; frequency of conversations among friends about AIDS; own opinion leadership on AIDS; reception of AIDS brochures of the health authorities; one or more AIDS brochures read; type and time of the last reception of AIDS information (brochures, TV spots, commercials in the cinema, advertisements or Lectures); type of information event (public event, operation, school lessons); only respondents aged 16 to 44: Participation in selected events on AIDS (Mitmach Parcour Aids, exhibition ´Liebesleben´, Jugendfilmtage Aids); AIDS as a teaching topic in one´s own schooldays and evaluation of acquired knowledge about AIDS by schools; again all: frequency of Internet use; Internet as a source of information on AIDS and time of last Internet use on this topic; visit to the websites ´Gib AIDS keine Chance´, ´Mach´s mit´ and ´Weltaidstag.de´; awareness of the poster campaign ´Gib AIDS keine Chance´ and ´Mach´s mit´ using fruit and vegetable motifs; time of last perception of these posters; awareness of ´Kondome schützen´ and ´Mach´s mit´- radio commercials (advertising success monitoring); time of last information by radio commercials; awareness of the joint action of the Federal Centre for Health Education, the German AIDS Aid and the German AIDS Foundation on World AIDS Day; awareness of the central telephone AIDS information centre; self-assessment of information about AIDS; interest in the topic of protection against AIDS; interest in the life situation of AIDS patients and AIDS-infected persons; interest in medical research reports on AIDS; attitude towards the use of condoms in new sexual relationships; own proposal for the use of condoms; self-assessment of the ability to convince a new partner to use condoms; assessment of the majority of the population´s consent to the use of condoms at the beginning of a love relationship; new intimate relationship conceivable in the coming months; intention to talk to the new partner about AIDS; sexual intercourse in the last 12 months; age at first sexual intercourse; sexual behaviour; several partners in the last year and number of partners; experience with condoms and perceived impairment of sexual experience by condoms; use of condoms and frequency of use of condoms; reasons for use of condoms (contraception, protection from AIDS or other infections); spontaneous sexual contacts with an unknown partner in the last year; frequency of condom use in spontaneous sexual contacts with unknown partners; consideration on protection against AIDS in the last sexual contact with an unknown partner; assessment of the risk of infection in this situation; Influence of alcohol during sex without condom with unknown partner; availability of condoms during last unprotected sexual intercourse with unknown partner; unpopularity of condoms as reason for last unprotected sexual intercourse with unknown partner; willingness to care for HIV-infected persons; attitude towards exclusion of AIDS patients; self-assessment of information about protection against AIDS; advocacy of AIDS education in the media; getting to know the last sexual partner via the Internet; to broach the issue of AIDS and the use of condoms at the beginning of the new relationship; use of condoms only at the beginning of the relationship; knowledge about the correct use of condoms to avoid HIV infection; assessment of the material safety of brand name condoms with regard to protection against AIDS; reluctance to use condoms; current possession of condoms; year of the last holiday trip; condom use during last sexual intercourse; HIV antibody test (AIDS test) performed; number of AIDS tests performed; time of last AIDS test; fixed doctor´s surgery in case of illness; doctor´s medical specialty; sexually transmitted infections (STI) knowledge test; knowledge test on means of transmission of selected diseases during sexual contacts; consideration about an infection with sexually transmitted diseases in the past and time; consultation because of last fears of infection; reasons for omitted consultation; attempt to treat oneself without medical help; self-assessment of being informed about sexually transmitted diseases; desire for information on this subject; importance of information on means of transmission, physical signs of infection, protection against infection and treatment options for sexually transmitted diseases; sources of information used in the last five years on sexually transmitted diseases: information brochure, medical advice, Internet research; preferred source of information on sexually transmitted diseases (brochure versus doctor, Internet versus doctor, brochure versus Internet); awareness of new AIDS treatment methods; expectations of these new treatment methods and assessment of the impact of these new treatment methods on one´s own attitudes and public awareness of AIDS (scale: The possibility of living longer with the HIV virus, definitive cure of AIDS possible, no transmission of the AIDS virus through treated HIV positives, less fear of HIV infection, less protection against HIV infection than before, less worries about suspected HIV infection); importance of the message of the poster campaign ´Mach´s mit´- condoms; assessment of the difficulty of convincing new sexual partners to use condoms: in the case of fleeting sexual contacts, great infatuation and after alcohol consumption; self-assessment of the ability to convince new sexual partners of the use of condoms.

Sexual orientation (only male respondents aged 16-65): sexual relationship with a man; sexual relationship with a man in the last year; sexual relationship with a man is conceivable.

Demography: age (year of birth); age groups; sex; marital status; cohabitation with a partner; steady partner; sexual relationship with partner; duration of relationship; expected consistency of relationship in two years; time of last sexual relationship; gainful employment; occupational status; highest school-leaving certificate or university degree; household size; number of persons in the household aged 16 and over; country of birth of respondent; nationality; year of immigration to Germany; country of birth and nationality of mother and father (migration background); mother tongue German or self-assessment of German language skills.

Additionally coded was: survey period (beginning and end); survey year; survey area west/east; federal state; city size (BIK regions); weighting factor; indices: reach of media; use of offers of intensive information; proximity to risk.

信息与沟通行为，以及艾滋病相关知识、态度与行为；对艾滋病教育及HIV感染者的态度；性传播疾病（Sexually Transmitted Diseases, STDs）相关信息行为、知识与行为。

主题：
对自身健康状况的满意度；自我健康管理；德国人口面临的最大健康问题；本国最危险的疾病；艾滋病相关知识；艾滋病病程；特定情境下艾滋病感染风险的评估；疾病发作前的感染风险；艾滋病传播途径相关知识；对HIV抗体检测（HIV Antibody Test）的认知；对HIV阳性检测结果意义的了解；HIV阳性的外部体征；与HIV阳性者或艾滋病患者的个人接触；当身边有人感染艾滋病时的行为反应；对自身感染艾滋病的担忧，以及熟人中的艾滋病情况；对自身感染艾滋病产生担忧的时间；自身通过性交感染的概率评估；获取艾滋病相关信息的渠道；朋友间谈论艾滋病的频率；自身在艾滋病话题上的意见领袖角色；对卫生部门艾滋病宣传册的接收情况；阅读过一本或多本艾滋病宣传册；最近一次接收艾滋病信息的类型与时间（宣传册、电视短片、影院广告、平面广告或讲座）；信息活动类型（公共活动、专项行动、学校课程）；仅限16-44岁受访者：参与特定艾滋病相关活动（Mitmach Parcour Aids、Liebesleben展览、Jugendfilmtage Aids）；学生时代艾滋病作为教学主题的情况，以及对学校所授艾滋病知识的评价；再次面向所有受访者：互联网使用频率；互联网作为艾滋病信息来源的情况及最近一次就此话题使用互联网的时间；访问网站´Gib AIDS keine Chance´、´Mach´s mit´及´Weltaidstag.de´；对采用果蔬图案的海报 campaign ´Gib AIDS keine Chance´和´Mach´s mit´的认知；最近一次看到这些海报的时间；对´Kondome schützen´和´Mach´s mit´电台广告的认知（广告效果监测）；最近一次通过电台广告获取信息的时间；对联邦健康教育中心、德国艾滋病援助组织与德国艾滋病基金会在世界艾滋病日联合行动的认知；对中央艾滋病电话信息中心的认知；对自身艾滋病信息掌握程度的自我评估；对艾滋病防护话题的兴趣；对艾滋病患者及感染者生活状况的兴趣；对艾滋病医学研究报告的兴趣；对新性关系中使用避孕套的态度；自身对避孕套使用的建议；对自身说服新伴侣使用避孕套能力的自我评估；对大多数人是否同意在恋爱关系初期使用避孕套的评估；未来数月是否可能开始新的亲密关系；是否打算与新伴侣谈论艾滋病；过去12个月内的性交情况；首次性交年龄；性行为；过去一年是否有多个伴侣及伴侣数量；避孕套使用经验及认为避孕套对性体验的影响；避孕套使用情况及使用频率；使用避孕套的原因（避孕、预防艾滋病或其他感染）；过去一年与陌生伴侣的自发性接触情况；与陌生伴侣自发性接触时避孕套的使用频率；最近一次与陌生伴侣性交时是否考虑艾滋病防护；对该情境下感染风险的评估；与陌生伴侣无套性交时酒精的影响；最近一次与陌生伴侣无套性交时是否有避孕套可用；是否因避孕套不受欢迎而导致最近一次与陌生伴侣无套性交；照顾HIV感染者的意愿；对排斥艾滋病患者的态度；对自身艾滋病防护信息掌握程度的自我评估；是否支持媒体开展艾滋病教育；最近一位性伴侣是否通过互联网认识；在新关系初期是否会提及艾滋病及避孕套使用话题；是否仅在关系初期使用避孕套；对正确使用避孕套以避免HIV感染的知识掌握情况；对品牌避孕套在艾滋病防护方面材料安全性的评估；不愿使用避孕套的原因；目前是否拥有避孕套；最近一次度假旅行的年份；最近一次性交时是否使用避孕套；是否进行过HIV抗体检测（又称艾滋病检测）；进行过的艾滋病检测次数；最近一次艾滋病检测的时间；生病时是否有固定就诊的诊所；医生的专业领域；性传播感染（Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI）知识测试；性接触中特定疾病传播途径的知识测试；过去是否担心感染性传播疾病及担心的时间；最近一次因担心感染而咨询医生的情况；未咨询的原因；是否尝试过无医疗帮助的自我治疗；对自身性传播疾病信息掌握程度的自我评估；对该主题信息的需求程度；性传播疾病的传播途径、感染体征、防护措施及治疗方案等信息的重要性；过去五年中性传播疾病信息的获取渠道：宣传册、医疗建议、互联网搜索；性传播疾病信息的首选渠道（宣传册vs医生、互联网vs医生、宣传册vs互联网）；对艾滋病新治疗方法的认知；对这些新治疗方法的期望，以及评估其对自身态度和公众艾滋病认知的影响（量表维度：HIV病毒携带者寿命延长的可能性、艾滋病可彻底治愈的可能性、接受治疗的HIV阳性者不会传播病毒、对HIV感染的恐惧减少、艾滋病防护意识比以前薄弱、对疑似HIV感染的担忧减少）；海报 campaign ´Mach´s mit´中关于避孕套信息的重要性；评估说服新性伴侣使用避孕套的难度：短暂性接触、深陷迷恋及饮酒后情境下；对自身说服新性伴侣使用避孕套能力的自我评估。

性取向（仅限16-65岁男性受访者）：是否与男性发生过性关系；过去一年是否与男性发生过性关系；是否可能与男性发生性关系。

人口统计学特征：年龄（出生年份）；年龄组；性别；婚姻状况；是否与伴侣同居；是否有固定伴侣；与伴侣是否有性关系；关系持续时间；预计两年内关系是否稳定；最近一次性关系的时间；是否有有偿工作；职业状态；最高学历（中学毕业或大学学位）；家庭规模；家庭中16岁及以上人口数量；受访者出生地；国籍；移民德国的年份；父母出生地及国籍（移民背景）；母语是否为德语或对自身德语能力的自我评估。

额外编码内容：调查周期（开始与结束时间）；调查年份；调查区域（西德/东德）；联邦州；城市规模（BIK regions）；权重系数；指数：媒体触达率；深度信息服务使用率；风险接近度。