Test-retest reliability of a sexual behavior interview for men residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States: the HPV in Men (HIM) Study. Am J Epidemiol 2009 Oct 15;170(8):965-74
Date
09/11/2009Pubmed ID
19741044Pubmed Central ID
PMC2765366DOI
10.1093/aje/kwp225Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70349667469 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 31 CitationsAbstract
Understanding the natural history of sexually transmitted infections requires the collection of data on sexual behavior. However, there is concern that self-reported information on sexual behavior may not be valid, especially if study participants are culturally and linguistically distinct. The authors completed a test-retest reliability study of 1,069 men recruited in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States in 2005 and 2006. All of the men completed the same computer-assisted self-interview approximately 3 weeks apart. Refusal rates, kappa coefficients, and intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for the full sample and by country, age, and lifetime number of female sex partners. Reliability coefficients for each study site and the combined population were high for almost all questions. With few exceptions, the authors found high test-retest reliability with a computer-assisted self-interview on sexual behavior used in 3 culturally and linguistically distinct countries.
Author List
Nyitray AG, Kim J, Hsu CH, Papenfuss M, Villa L, Lazcano-Ponce E, Giuliano ARAuthor
Alan Nyitray PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Computers
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomavirus Infections
Reproducibility of Results
Self Disclosure
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
