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  • National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV

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    A national random-sample survey of 1205 adults, 18 years and older, that examines Americans views on AIDS. The findings show that although Americans see growing progress in the fight against the disease, AIDS is still viewed as an urgent health problem for the nation and spending on prevention, research, and treatment is strongly supported. The survey also looks at public support for AIDS prevention efforts, including condoms in schools and needle exchange. The survey was…

  • National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV: News Release

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    Do Americans Think The AIDS Epidemic Is "Over"? Many See Progress In Fight Against The Disease, Yet Support Still Strong For Spending On Prevention And Treatment Though Still Number One, AIDS Now Tied with CancerAs Nation's Most Urgent Health Problem Embargoed For Release Until:10:00 am, ET, Thursday, December 4, 1997 Washington, DC -- As new drugs have become available to help people with AIDS/HIV livelonger, advocates have worried that the public will perceive the epidemicas…

  • National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV – Toplines/Survey

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    1997 National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV Public Knowledge And Attitudes About AIDS/HIV : Survey II Princeton Survey Research Associates For The Kaiser Family Foundation Questionnaire and National Toplines December 4, 1997 Methodology The 1997 National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV was designed by staff of the Kaiser Family Foundation and conducted for the Family Foundation by Princeton Survey Research Associates. The survey was conducted by telephone with 1,205 adults (age 18 or older) nationwide…

  • National Survey of Americans on AIDS/HIV

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    Now I have just a few background questions so we'll know something about the people taking part in the survey... 51. I'm going to read you a list of things some people do about government or politics. Many people haven't done any of these things. As I read each one, please tell me if this is something you have done in the past 12 months. (First,) in the past 12 months have you...(read and rotate)…

  • Talking about STDs with Health Professionals: Women’s Experiences

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    Now I am going to ask you a series of questions about sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV or AIDS, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, and chlamydia. We want to learn from you how the topic of sexually transmitted diseases, also called STDs, was handled in your visit so that we can help doctors do a better job of addressing STDs with their patients. Again, please remember that your answers to these questions will be…

  • Talking about STDs with Health Professionals: Women’s Experiences – Report

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    Talking About STDs with Health Professionals Women's Experiences More than 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) other than HIV/AIDS, including three million among teenagers alone, occur every year. At current rates, at least one person in four will contract an STD at some point in his or her life. With as many as 56 million individuals - more than one in five Americans - estimated to be currently infected with an incurable…

  • Talking about STDs with Health Professionals: Women’s Experiences – Toplines/Survey

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    Talking about STDs with Health Professionals: Women's Experiences Glamour/Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey Methodology Talking about STDS with Health Professionals: Women's Experiences was conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation and Glamour by Market Facts, Inc. The results are based on telephone interviews conducted between May 27 through June 1, 1997 with a sample of 482 women ages 18-44 who had been to a new doctor within the last year for gynecological or obstetrical care. These…

  • It’s Your (Sex) Life:  Your Guide to Safe and Responsible Sex

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    Contraception 911 If a condom breaks, a diaphragm slips, or you realize after having sex that you forgot to take the pill for three days in a row, it can be enough to make the calmest person very upset! Fortunately, there is something you can do. If you act within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse, two doses of a special combination of birth control pills, available by prescription, can prevent or delay ovulation and reduce…