Sociological Problems of a Special Epidemiology of HIV Infections 1989

Attitudes and extent to which informed about the immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS, sexual partner, contraceptive methods and health consciousness.
Topics:
Occupation with the topic AIDS;
readiness for an HIV test;
probability of infection by AIDS;
extent of information about AIDS;
information about protective measures;
distribution of the illness in the GDR;
infection symptoms;
sex with little risk;
risk groups;
conversations with one's children about AIDS;
reasons why no conversations were held;
fear of AIDS infection;
understanding of the term "sex";
number of sexual partners in the last 12 months;
relation with homosexual partners;
sexual contacts with foreigners;
number of sexual partners;
significance of the term "safer sex";
visit to the doctor due to venereal disease;
frequency of condom use, reasons for and against;
faithfulness to partner;
reasons for faithfulness and against;
size of place of residence;
residential status;
number and ages of children in household;
general contentment with life;
importance of selected areas of life such as health, children,
faithfulness of partner and to partner, contacts, being informed,
sexuality, member of a stable community, family, affair, stable partnership;
shift work;
characteristics of employment;
desire for children;
growing old with current partner;
assessment of conditions for establishing contacts, sex life, undertakings,
healthful way of life, life with children, entertainment, family life,
realization of personal interests;
activities to preserve capability such as conducting sport,
eating health-consciously, sauna, physical hygiene, not smoking,
avoiding use of alcohol and pills;
reaction of the environment to changing partnership;
reaction of circle of friends, colleagues,neighborhood and relatives
to one's new partnership;
reaction to new partnership of colleagues, neighborhood and relatives;
satisfaction with health care;
frequency of visits to the doctor in the last six months;
frequency of hospital stays;
participation in mass screening;
reasons for visits to the doctor;
AIDS patients in public;
friendship with AIDS patients.