title: Pilot study of a household survey to determine HIV seroprevalence.
abstract: A survey based on a probability sample of U.S. households was suggested as a method to determine the number of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To test the feasibility of such a survey, CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently conducted a pilot study in two sites through a contract with the Research Triangle Institute. The first field test, conducted in January 1989, used a random sample of adults from households in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania; the response rate of 81% suggested that the majority of the sample population might participate in a carefully planned household HIV survey. This report summarizes the second field test, which was conducted in Dallas County, Texas, from September through December 1989.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens