National AIDS Behavioral Surveys (NABS), NABS I, Complete Sample, 1990-92

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National AIDS Behavioral Surveys (NABS), NABS I, Complete Sample, 1990-92

Investigators: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS); University of California, San Francisco

Publication Date: March 22, 2016

National AIDS Behavioral Surveys (NABS), NABS I, Complete Sample, 1990-92

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The National AIDS Behavioral Surveys (NABS) were designed to identify AIDS-relevant risk behaviors and their correlates in a population based sample of adults aged 18-75 residing in the contiguous United States. The overall study design allows for the description of sexual practices, drug use, HIV antibody test seeking, and levels of AIDS-related knowledge, beliefs and social skills over the adult life-span both for the U.S. as a whole and for the major high AIDS prevalence areas. Emphasis was placed on oversampling black and Hispanic populations with the major AIDS epicenters. The specific aims of the survey included:

Estimating the prevalence of AIDS-relevant sexual practices in the United States as a whole and in different segments of the population (blacks, Hispanics, and whites; men and women; married and unmarried; age groups). Estimating the prevalence of HIV antibody test-seeking and levels AIDS-related knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and social skills among various segments of the population (blacks, Hispanics, and whites; men and women; married and unmarried, age groups. Testing the three stages of the proposed AIDS Risk Reduction Model: (a) Labeling: To determine the effects of HIV transmission knowledge, AIDS anxiety, HIV susceptibility beliefs, and AIDS ethnocentrism on "labeling" high risk behavior (i.e. the belief that "unsafe" sex practices put one at risk for HIV infection). (b) Commitment: To examine the effects of response efficacy (i.e. beliefs that safe sex behaviors are enjoyable and decrease the risk of HIV infection) and self-efficacy (i.e. beliefs in one's ability to perform safe sex behaviors) on behavior intentions to buy condoms, to increase condom use, and to reduce multiple-partnered sex. (c) Enactment: To assess the effects of sexual communication, risk behavior labeling (stage 1 outcome) and commitment to change (stage 2 outcome) on buying condoms, condom use and multiple partnered sex.

PETRA Dataset #06 is comprised of data from three samples:

A nationally-representative, random-digit-dialed (RDD) telephone survey of adults; A partially overlapping RDD Central City Sample (separately weighted), and A sample of Hispanic surnamed households screened for race (Hispanic and African American only) and age (18-49 only)

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