A comparison of the reliability of self-reported drug use and sexual behaviors using computer-assisted versus face-to-face interviewing

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-213

  Williams, Mark L ^a,b,e   Freeman, Robert C ^a   Bowen, Anne M ^c   Zhao, Zixian ^a   Elwood, William N ^a,b   Gordon, Chris ^d   Young, Paul ^d   Rusek, Ryan ^a   Signes, Carmen Anita ^d  

^a Behavioral Research Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0033915645     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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