The reliability of sensitive information provided by injecting drug users in a clinical setting: Clinician-administered versus audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI)

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1496-1503

  Islam, M Mofizul ^a,b   Topp, Libby ^c   Conigrave, Katherine M ^b,d,e   Van Beek, Ingrid ^f   Maher, Lisa ^c   White, Ann ^g   Rodgers, Craig ^f   Day, Carolyn A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f NONE   (Australia)

^g Redfern Harm Minimisation Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

injecting drug use; primary healthcare; reliability; risk reporting disclosure; socially desirable behaviours; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIGMA;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868526000     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.663886     Document Type: Article

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