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Instrument Title

Viral Load Testing, HIV Therapies and Concern about HIV Infection

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Source Article

Van de Ven, P., Kippax, S., Knox, S., Prestage, G., & Crawford, J. (1999). HIV treatments optimism and sexual behaviour among gay men in sydney and melbourne. Aids, 13(16), 2289.

Response Options

True, False, Unsure

Survey Items

  • A person with a blood test showing detectable HIV vial load cannot pass on the virus

  • If taken early enough, combination therapies can sure HIV infection

  • Taking combination therapy is simple and straightforward

  • An HIV-positive person who is on combination therapy is unlikely to transmit HIV

  • Combination therapies appear to be effective in preventing serious illness for most people living with HIV

  • I’m less worries about HIV infection than I used to be

Internal Reliability

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Validity

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Van de Ven, P., Kippax, S., Knox, S., Prestage, G., & Crawford, J. (1999). HIV treatments optimism and sexual behaviour among gay men in sydney and melbourne. Aids, 13(16), 2289.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.