AEGiS-09IAC: Patterns of sexual behaviour in the developing world: results of a multisite WHO/GPA coordinated survey.

9th International AIDS Conference


Berlin, Germany — June 6-11, 1993

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Patterns of sexual behaviour in the developing world: results of a multisite WHO/GPA coordinated survey.

Int Conf AIDS 1993 Jun 6-11; 9:128 (abstract no. WS-D25-6)
Carael M, Ferry B, Deheneffe JC; World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.

INTRODUCTION: A greater understanding of sexual behaviour in different sociocultural contexts has important consequences for the design and evaluation of educational efforts in AIDS prevention. As a recognition of this, and since 1989, GPA/WHO has sponsored national surveys of sexual behaviours in more than 20 developing countries.

METHODS: A standard population survey protocol has been developed for use by National AIDS Programmes (NAP). The sample size in each country typically consists of 3,000 adults randomly selected in 70 clusters. The questionnaire, which has been used in face-to-face interviews, contains about 100 items, most of them on first sex relations, the number and type of sexual partners and condom use in the last year. RESULTS of national surveys in 14 countries will be presented for the first time. These reveal considerable international variations in patterns of sexual behaviour which have implications for the design of effective interventions. The usefulness of these data for NAPs, their methodological implications and their relevance for cross-national comparisons will be discussed.

Keywords: AEGIS, Data Collection, Sexual Partners, Questionnaires, Interviews, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Coitus, Adult, ICA9KWDaegis,datacollection,sexualpartners,questionnaires,interviews,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,coitus,adult,ica9
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