Biomarker validation of reports of recent sexual activity: results of a randomized controlled study in zimbabwe

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 918-924

  Minnis, Alexandra M ^a,b   Steiner, Markus J ^c   Gallo, Maria F ^d   Warner, Lee ^d   Hobbs, Marcia M ^e   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^a,f   Chipato, Tsungai ^g   MacAluso, Maurizio ^d   Padian, Nancy S ^a,b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Condoms; Data collection; Epidemiologic measurements; HIV; Prostate specific antigen; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTIGEN; BIOMARKER; COMPUTER; CONDOM USE; DATA PROCESSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 70349498779     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp219     Document Type: Article

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