Are adolescents accurate in self-report of frequencies of sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancies?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-96

  Clark, Liana R ^a   Brasseux, Cynthia ^b   Richmond, Donna ^b   Getson, Pamela ^b   D'Angelo, Lawrence J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accuracy; Adolescence; Compliance; Self report; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA QUALITY; DATA SOURCES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FERTILITY; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030802367     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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