The (Mis)reporting of male circumcision status among men and women in Zambia and Swaziland: A randomized evaluation of interview methods

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hewett, Paul C ^a   Haberland, Nicole ^b   Apicella, Lou ^b   Mensch, Barbara S ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Zambia)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SWAZILAND; URBAN AREA; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SWAZILAND; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84861313246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036251     Document Type: Article

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