Evaluation of the National Gay/Bisexual Campaign

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact and success of the National Gay/Bisexual Campaign in educating the gay and bisexual population about the risks of HIV/AIDS and the safe sex practices that help to prevent its spread. The sexual practices, safe sex knowledge and campaign recall of a broad sample of men who have sex with men was investigated. Participants in the study were asked about their sexuality; the types of sexual practices they had engaged in with regular and/or casual partners; their knowledge of the risks of becoming infected with the HIV virus, their exposure to other HIV risk factors; their awareness and assessment of the National Gay/Bisexual Campaign and their awareness and assessment of any other HIV/AIDS education programs. Background variables included age, country of birth, country of bith of parents, education, occupation and income.