| Title | Assessment of self-reported sexual behavior and condom use among female sex workers in India using a polling box approach: a preliminary report. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Hanck, Sarah E., Kim M. Blankenship, Kevin S. Irwin, Brooke S. West, and Trace Kershaw |
| Journal | Sexually transmitted diseases |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 489-94 |
| Date Published | 2008 May |
| ISSN | 0148-5717 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Condoms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Humans, India, Logistic Models, Preventive Health Services, Prostitution, Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| Abstract | The accuracy of behavioral data related to risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is prone to misreporting because of social desirability effects. Because computer-assisted approaches are not always feasible, a noncomputerized interview method for reducing social desirability effects is needed. The previous performance of alternative methods has been limited to aggregate data or constrained by the simplicity of dichotomous-only responses. We designed and tested a "polling box" method for case-attributable, multiple-response survey items in a low literacy population. |
| DOI | 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181653433 |
| Alternate Journal | Sex Transm Dis |
