ABSTRACT

The German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD) was carried out in 2018/2019 to provide up-to-date measures of sexual behavior, sexual attitudes and sexual lifestyles of the adult population. We describe the methods used in GeSiD which surveyed the general population in Germany aged 18–75 years (with oversampling of younger adults aged 18–35 years). This article focuses on study design, recruitment, and response rate and discusses the strategies implemented to enhance the response rate compared to the pilot study. Overall, 4.955 interviews were completed with a response rate of 30.2%. The data were weighted by age, gender, education, nationality, and region to reduce possible bias. Compared to the German 2018 census, the weighted sample provides good representativeness for selected respondent characteristics. The computer-assisted interviews consisted of a combination of face-to-face and self-completion components. They covered a broad perspective on sexual health, which included topics such as online sexual activities, pleasure, sexual dysfunction, and sexual violence. Reliable data on sexual and reproductive health in Germany are urgently needed for evidence-based prevention and health promotion work, to inform sexual health policy and for cross-national comparisons of the development of sexual behavior in Europe.

摘要

德国健康与性行为调查 (GeSiD) 于 2018/2019 年进行，旨在提供成年人的性行为、性态度和性生活方式的最新测量数据。我们描述了 GeSiD 中使用的方法，该方法调查了德国 18-75 岁的一般人群（对 18-35 岁的年轻人进行了过采样）。本文重点介绍研究设计、招募和响应率，并讨论与试点研究相比为提高响应率而实施的策略。总体而言，完成了 4.955 次采访，回复率为 30.2%。数据按年龄、性别、教育、国籍和地区加权，以减少可能的偏差。与德国 2018 年的人口普查相比，加权样本为选定的受访者特征提供了良好的代表性。计算机辅助面试由面对面和自行完成的组合组成。他们涵盖了有关性健康的广泛观点，其中包括在线性活动、愉悦、性功能障碍和性暴力等主题。迫切需要关于德国性健康和生殖健康的可靠数据，以用于循证预防和健康促进工作，为性健康政策提供信息以及欧洲性行为发展的跨国比较。