Author/Editor		Klavs, Irena; Švab, Igor
Title		Slovenian national survey of sexual lifestyles, attitudes and health: preparatory work and feasibility study
Translated title		Slovenska nacionalna prečna raziskava spolnega vedenja, stališč in zdravja: priprave in pilotska raziskava
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vars
Vol. and No.		Letnik 45, št. 3
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 117-25
Language		eng
Abstract		Introduction: A national survey of sexual lifestyles, attitudes and health in Slovene men and women aged 18 to 49 years was conducted. This paper reports on the preparatory work and feasibility study. Methods: The feasibility study used a stratified two-stage probability design for the selection of the sample from the Central Population Registry. Data were collected between 1996 and 1997. A combination of face-to-face interviews and anonymously self-administered questionnaires was used. Results: The overall response rate was 77.4%. Two percent of respondents reported having had ten or more heterosexual partners during the five years preceding the interview, and 14% during their lifetime. Slightly more then 2% of male respondents reported having ever paid a woman for sex, and less than 0.5% admitted to having had homosexual sex during the past five years. The problem identified in the performance of the self-administered questionnaire was that many respondents omitted their current steady partner from the total count of partners for different periods. Conclusions: The high overall response rate indicated that good acceptability could be expected for the main survey. The self-administered questionnaire was divided into four booklets in order to provide opportunity for a brief introduction before giving them to respondents. It was decided to change the order of questions asking about the number of partners during different periods, and to start with questions for the most recent period, last month, and then to proceed with questions for the last year, last five years and lifetime. The results helped us design the main survey conducted in 1999 and 2001.
Summary		Uvod: Izvedli smo nacionalno prečno raziskavo spolnega vedenja, stališč in zdravja med slovenskimi moškimi in ženskami, starimi 18 do 49 let. V članku poročamo o pripravah in pilotski raziskavi. Metode: V pilotski raziskavi smo uporabili stratificirano dvostopenjsko vzorčenje iz centralnega registra prebivalcev Podatke smo zbrali v letih 1996-1997. Uporabili smo kombinacijo anketiranja z anonimnim samoizpolnjevanjem vprašalnikov. Rezultati: Odgovorov v raziskavi je bilo 77,4%. Da so imeli deset ali več heteroseksualnih partnerjev v petih letih pred anketiranjem je poročalo 2%, in v vsem življenju 14% sodelujočih. Nekaj več kot 2% moških je poročalo, da so že plačali ženski za spolnost in manj kot 0,5%, da so imeli homoseksualne spolne odnose v preteklih petih letih. Prepoznali smo problem pri vprašalniku za samoizpolnjevanje, in sicer, da so številni anketiranci pozabili všteti svojega trenutnega stalnega partnerja v skupno število partnerjev za različna obdobja. ZakIjučki: Visok odgovor v pilotski raziskavi je nakazal, da lahko pričakujemo dober sprejem glavne raziskave. Odločili smo se, da vprašalnik za samoizpolnjevanje razdelimo v štiri knjižice, kar naj bi omogočilo dodatna kratka navodila, preden se vprašalniki dajo anketirancem, in spremenimo vrstni red vprašanj o številu partnerjev v različnih življenjskih obdobjih. Začnemo z najbolj nedavnim obdobjem ter nadaljujemo z vprašanji za zadnje leto, zadnjih pet let in vse življenje. Rezultati so nam bill v pomoč pri načrtovanju glavne raziskave, ki je bila izvedena v letih 1999 do 2001.
Descriptors		SEX BEHAVIOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES HIV QUESTIONNAIRES FEASIBILITY STUDIES SLOVENIA