Document 0745
 DOCN  M9470745
 TI    Reporting recent sexual practices: gay men's disclosure of HIV risk by
       questionnaire and interview.
 DT    9409
 AU    Siegel K; Krauss BJ; Karus D; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
       New York, New York 10021.
 SO    Arch Sex Behav. 1994 Apr;23(2):217-30. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94288737
 AB    AIDS-related research relies primarily on self-reports of sexual
       practices. Therefore, determining which data collection methods yield
       more candid information is critical. Data from a study of gay men's
       sexual adaptations to the AIDS epidemic provided an opportunity to
       explore the congruence of data collected using a self-administered
       questionnaire with data from an unstructured face-to-face interview
       designed to facilitate report of sexual risk behavior. We examined (i)
       the concordance of questionnaire and unstructured interview risk ratings
       when the two data sources are scored for the same 16 sexual behaviors;
       (ii) the concordance of questionnaire ratings and ratings obtained when
       all information on recent sexual practices available from the
       unstructured interview is considered; (iii) the relationship between
       serostatus and both concordance patterns between methods; and (iv) the
       difference by serostatus of reported risk level within method. Riskiest
       behaviors were reported on the questionnaire for all serostatus groups.
       Riskier behaviors were more likely to be reported on the questionnaire
       while more characteristic, safer behaviors were discussed in interview,
       regardless of HIV serostatus. The advantages of a combined
       methods--questionnaire/interview--strategy for sexual practice research
       are discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult
       Comparative Study  Cooperative Behavior  Data Collection/METHODS
       Homosexuality/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  *Interviews  Male  Middle Age
       *Questionnaires  Risk Factors  Risk-Taking  *Self Disclosure  Sex
       Behavior/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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