Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Title Acronym
SHAS
Source URL
Description
Some of the smaller areas include as many reported patients as possible, whereas the larger projects interview a sample of reported patients. Availability depends on mortality status of the patient, permission from the patient to be interviewed, and the ability of the patient to respond to the comprehensive interview. The data instrument is a questionnaire divided into six modules.
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
Public Health Systems Research
Geographic Region
12 States
Interval
Starting in June 1990, this continuous data collection is active.
Method/Technique
The AIDS or HIV case report is the source for identifying potential interviewees.
Population
The target population is reported HIV/AIDS patients.
Population Ethnicity
Hispanic (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, Dominican Republic, Spain, and Portugal); and Not of Hispanic Origin.
Purpose
The purpose of the Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance (SHAS) project is to obtain increased descriptive information on persons reported with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection.
Restrictions
Tabulations/information provided upon request. Participating projects have access to their local data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not receive names or personal identifiers which could reveal the identity of study participants. Data specific to geographic areas such as towns or counties must be aggregated if five or fewer cases were reported for the area.
Sample Size
The sample varies with the availability of patients in the project area.
Special Notes
Pop_Racial: American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian or Pacific Islander (Asian: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Thai, Cambodian, Pakistani, Indonesian, Hmong, Burmese Bangladesh, Sri Lankan, Malayan, Okinawan, Other Asian (specify), Unspecified / Pacific Islander: Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Tahitian, Guamanian Islander, Northern Mariana, Palauan, Fijian, Other Pacific Islander (specify), Unspecified); Black; White; and Other.
Topic Subset
PHSR
Unit of Analysis
questionnaire
Variables
Functional/Health Status; Services Utilization; Services Expenditure and Financing; Socioeconomic; Age/Gender; Other Demographic /Sociocultural; Behavioral; and Other (women's reproductive health).
UI
1816
Date Revised
June 2, 2018, 11:37 a.m.