Polling booth surveys: A novel approach for reducing social desirability bias in HIV-related behavioural surveys in resource-poor settings

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1054-1062

  Lowndes, Catherine M ^a,b,c   Jayachandran, A A ^d   Banandur, Pradeep ^d,e   Ramesh, Banadakoppa M ^f,g   Washington, Reynold ^g,h   Sangameshwar, B M ^g,i   Moses, Stephen ^f   Blanchard, James ^f   Alary, Michel ^a,j  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARME India Project   (India)

^e Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^h ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

ⁱ Karuna Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^j UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

HIV; India; Interviewing techniques; Sexual behaviour; Social desirability bias; Survey methodologies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863719131     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0004-1     Document Type: Review

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