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HIV Infection/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices 1993

South Africa, 1993
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Reference ID
ZAF_1993_HARKAP_v01_M
Producer(s)
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
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  • Data collection
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    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    ZAF_1993_HARKAP_v01_M
    Title

    HIV Infection/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices 1993
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
    Abstract

    The study focused on gathering baseline data on the HIV infection/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of alcohol and drug users and in particular IVDUs (intravenous drug users) receiving treatment at selected clinics in the RSA. The emphasis was oncovering major areas of concern rather than doing an in-depth study of the topics.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Units of analysis in the survey included individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
    Version Date

    1994

    Scope

    Notes

    IMPORTANT VARIABLES: Sexual practices of respondents; prevalence of HIV infection/AIDS among respondents, respondents' friends and acquaintances; the nature and level of alcohol/drug intake of respondents; HIV infection/AIDS related knowledge of respondents; and HIV infection/ AIDS-related attitudes of respondents.

    The study collected background data on the patients, including gender, age, ethnicity, educational status, home language, marital status, and

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey had national coverage
    Geographic Unit

    The survey was at clinic level in the chosen areas
    Universe

    The survey covered alcohol/drug users receiving treatment at South African Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) alcohol/drug-treatment centres/clinics and other alcohol/drug-treatment centres/clinics situated in communities where the SANCA facilities were located. Therapists at these centres were also part of the study.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start
    1993
    Time periods
    Start date
    1993

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    South African Data Archive (SADA) National Research Foundation http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada
    Access conditions

    Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
    Citation requirements

    Human Sciences Research Council. HIV Infection/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices: Alcohol/drug users (including intravenous drug users) receiving treatment in selected centres in the RSA, 1993 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council [producer], 1994. Pretoria: South African Data Archive [distributor], 1996.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
    Copyright

    Copyright, Human Sciences Research Council

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_ZAF_1993_HARKAP_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata Producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-10-23

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.1 (October 2012)
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