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)

Collection(s)

DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

Metadata

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Identification

Survey ID number

ZAF_1993_HARKAP_v01_M

Title

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

Country/Economy

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.

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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