Low numeracy predicts reduced accuracy of retrospective reports of frequency of sexual behavior

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1320-1329

  McAuliffe, Timothy L ^a   DiFranceisco, Wayne ^a   Reed, Barbara R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Frequency; Numeracy; Sexual behavior; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952278198     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9761-5     Document Type: Article

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