A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative interviewing tools to investigate self-reported HIV and STI associated behaviours in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1541-1555

  Phillips, Anna E ^a   Gomez, Gabriella B ^a   Boily, Marie Claude ^a,b   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Interview; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIVITY; META-ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE INTERVIEWING TOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

ASIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 78649803023     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq114     Document Type: Article

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