Pamina M. Gorbach|Barbara Mensch|Marla Husnik|Astou Coly|Beno??t Mâsse|Bonus Makanani|Chiwawa Nkhoma|Lameck Chinula|Tchangani Tembo|Stan Mierzwa|Kimberly Reynolds|Stacey Hurst|Anne Coletti|Andrew D. Forsyth
Effect of Computer-Assisted Interviewing on Self-Reported Sexual Behavior Data in a Microbicide Clinical Trial
University of California, Los Angeles|Population Council|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|University of California, Los Angeles|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Johns Hopkins University|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|Johns Hopkins University|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|Kamuzu Central Hospital|Kamuzu Central Hospital|Population Council|Kamuzu Central Hospital|Johns Hopkins University|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|National Institute of Mental Health
microbicide safety effectiveness trial hptn 035 malawi 585 women completed questionnaire facetoface interview ftfi audio computerassisted selfinterview acasi concordance ftfi acasi responses ranged 720 frequency sex past week 952 anal intercourse ai past 3 months reported gel condom use last sex act marginally lower acasi ftfi 735 vs 772 p 011 609 vs 655 p 005 respectively women reported ai acasi ftfi 50 vs 02 p 0001 analyses consistency responses within acasi revealed 150 participants condomonly arm 287 gel arm provided least one discrepant answer regarding total sex acts sex acts condom gel used 192 reported one inconsistent answer 81 reported two inconsistent answers 14 reported three inconsistent answers acasi may provide accurate assessments sensitive behaviors hiv prevention trials also results high level internally inconsistent responses