AIDS in the Public Consciousness in the Federal Republic 1997

Knowledge on AIDS, readiness for protection against AIDS. Attitude towards education on AIDS and attitude towards HIV-positive people. Topics: Satisfaction with personal health condition; greatest risks to health for the German population; most dangerous illnesses in the Federal Republic; knowledge on AIDS; assessment of the risk of infection with AIDS in selected situations; knowledge of the possibilities of contracting AIDS in various situations; knowledge of the HIV test; frequency, place and time of HIV test on respondent; knowledge of the significance of the test result HIV-positive; probability of personal contact with persons infected with HIV; personal contact with AIDS patients or people infected with HIV; concern about personally contracting AIDS or HIV in one´s circle of friends; assessment of personal risk of infection due to sexual intercourse; sources of information about AIDS used; frequency of the topic ´AIDS´ in one´s circle of friends; counselling others on AIDS; use of AIDS brochures of health officials; type and time of last receiving AIDS education in the media as well as in special information events; participation in AIDS counselling as well as place of counselling and adviser; AIDS counselling in school; knowledge of the poster campaign ´Gib Aids keine Chance´ {don´t give AIDS a chance}; knowledge of the central telephone AIDS counselling; self-assessment of extent to which informed about AIDS; interest in information and in the life situation of AIDS sufferers; condom use with stable as well as new partners; acceptance of partner’s wish to use condoms; expectation of a new intimate relationship in the next few months and intention to talk about the topic of ´AIDS´ with the new partner; sexual activity and number of different sexual partners in the last 12 months; personal experience with condoms and its influence on one’s sexual experiences; frequency of condom use; contraception or infection as primary reason for the use of condoms; random acquaintance and sexual intercourse as well as condom use hereby; consequences of the risk of AIDS on personal sexual practices; personal willingness to care for people infected with HIV; attitude to isolation of AIDS patients and to a legal duty to submit one to an AIDS test; making a central theme of the topic ´AIDS´ and condoms and their use with a new partner; attitude to selected reasons for condom use; knowledge on condom-use; assessment of the material safety of condoms; aversion to condom use; current possession of condoms; current methods of contraception; knowledge about new methods of AIDS treatment; last vacation trip; sexual contacts on vacation and condom use. Demography: Age; sex; marital status; living together with a partner; steady partner; sexual relation with partner; duration of the relation; statement about future duration of the relation; employment; occupational position; school leaving certificate; household size; existence of religious belief.