Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: Anonymous postal surveysFurther to Doctors Campbell and Waters' article in the recent issue of the Journal (March 1990, p 75), we would like to report our experiences of an anonymous postal questionnaire survey which extends their observations.A postal survey was recently undertaken in three further and higher educational establishments in the Tyne Tees area, to ascertain students' AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, and opinions on an HIV information pack supported by the Health Education Authority.The survey was administered anonymously for three reasons: first, to gain access to a "private register", ie, the academic register; second, to satisfy the local Ethical Committee's proper concern for confidentiality; and third, because of our hope that anonymous questionnaires would elicit frank and honest answers on sensitive issues.
Authors: R Madhok, R McEwan, R S Bhopal, A McCallum
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2093628653