Vaginal practices diary: Development of a pictorial data collection tool for sensitive behavioral data

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 614-621

  Francis, Suzanna C ^a,b   Lees, Shelley S ^a,b   Andrew, Bahati ^b   Zalwango, Flavia ^c   Vandepitte, Judith ^a,c   Ao, Trong ^a,b   Baisley, Kathy ^a   Kapiga, Saidi ^a,b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,c   Hayes, Richard ^a  

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

^b National Institute for Medical Research   (Tanzania)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE; SOAP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLOTHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INTRAVAGINAL PRACTICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VAGINAL CLEANSING; VAGINAL INSERTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MENTAL RECALL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863796163     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182515fe4     Document Type: Article

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