Talking about sex in Botswana: Social desirability bias and possible implications for HIV-prevention research

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-131

  Chillag, Kata ^a   Guest, Greg ^b   Bunce, Arwen ^b   Johnson, Laura ^b   Kilmarx, Peter H ^a   Smith, Dawn K ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BOTUSA Project   (Botswana)

Author keywords

ACASI; Afica; Clinical trials; Interview techniques; Methodological issues; Qualitative methods; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; MICROBICIDE;

ACCURACY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BOTSWANA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIVACY; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 33749456871     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490372     Document Type: Article

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