title: [Blood donors as the sentinel population for sexually transmissible diseases--results of a sociodemographic study and survey of sexual behavior].
abstract: A multipurpose survey in a representative sample of the german population was conducted to obtain sociodemographic data together with data on blood donation history and acceptance of HIV antibody tests. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather information on sexual behaviour. This questionnaire was completed by 62.2% of the participants between 18 and 64 years of age. Comparison between donors and nondonors shows that donors are typically members of the more "socially active" groups: they are younger, gainfully employed, and have attained higher educational levels. The analysis of the data on sexual behaviour reveals that donors are on the average sexually more active than nondonors. Blood donors are a suitable sentinel population to monitor sexually transmitted diseases in the population outside the risk groups for HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: AIDS-Zentrum, Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwartländer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kirschner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior
vernacular_title: Blutspender als Sentinelpopulation für sexuell übertragbare Krankheiten--Ergebnisse einer soziodemographischen Untersuchung und Befragung zum Sexualverhalten.