AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes for January-March 1990. Provisional Data from theNational Health Interview Survey

摘要

The National Center for Health Statistics has included questions about acquiredimmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) since 1987. Data concerning the adult population's knowledge and attitudes about AIDS and transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are collected to assist in the planning of educational programs. For 1990, the AIDS questionnaire was revised with added emphasis on HIV testing procedures and on the distinction between testing in connection with blood donation and for other reasons.