The effect of interview method on self-reported sexual behavior and perceptions of community norms in Botswana

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 674-687

  Anglewicz, Philip ^a   Gourvenec, Diana ^b   Halldorsdottir, Iris ^b   O'Kane, Cate ^b   Koketso, Obakeng ^b   Gorgens, Marelize ^c   Kasper, Toby ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Multiple concurrent partnerships; Reporting biases; Sexual behavior; Sub Saharan Africa; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BOTSWANA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880917117     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0224-z     Document Type: Article

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