AIDS in the Consciousness of the Population of the GDR 1989/1990

Attitudes and extent to which informed about the immune disease AIDS,
sexual partners, contraception methods and health consciousness.
Topics: Most serious illnesses in the world, occupation with the
topic AIDS; probability of infection through AIDS; personal
acquaintance with an AIDS patient; extent of information about AIDS;
information paths for protective measures; communication paths;
condom use; views on condom use (scale); reasons for condom use;
number of sexual partners in the last 12 months; risk of infection;
venereal diseases; reasons against condom use; condom use in the last
12 months; firm partner; growing old with current partner;
satisfaction with contacts with other people; frequency of meeting
friends and acquaintances; unspecific authority (scale); conditions
for having friends, to live with AIDS patients, to have an HIV test
done, to obtain condoms, to find a partner, to inform oneself about
AIDS and to live in society as an AIDS patient; change of personal
conduct since AIDS; size of place of residence; fear of AIDS
infection; AIDS test already conducted; willingness for a further
test; conduct regarding AIDS-infected people; importance of health,
contacts, sexuality, recognition, bearing responsibility, tolerance,
willingness to accept risk, security; social norm regarding
faithfulness, condom use, willingness for an AIDS test, healthful
life-style, partnership; practicality of the AIDS test (scale); AIDS
danger in certain parts of the population; attitude to relationship
of health and illness, fate and personal possibilities to influence.