Test-Retest Reliability of Self-Reported HIV/STD-Related Measures Among African-American Adolescents in Four U.S. Cities

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-221

  Vanable, Peter A ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Brown, Jennifer L ^a   DiClemente, Ralph J ^b   Salazar, Laura F ^b   Brown, Larry K ^c   Romer, Daniel ^d   Valois, Robert F ^e   Hennessy, Michael ^d   Stanton, Bonita F ^f  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; HIV; Reliability; Self report; STIs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349121950     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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