Curtis Dolezal|Stephanie L. Marhefka|E. Karina Santamaria|Cheng?Shiun Leu|Elizabeth Brackis?Cott|Claude A. Mellins
A Comparison of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews to Face-to-Face Interviews of Sexual Behavior Among Perinatally HIV-Exposed Youth
New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute|Columbia University|University of South Florida|New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute|Columbia University|New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute|Columbia University|New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute|Columbia University|New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute|Columbia University
computerassisted interview methods increasingly popular assessment sensitive behaviors eg substance abuse sexual behaviors suggested effect social desirability diminished answering via computer compared intervieweradministered facetoface ftf interview although studies exploring hypothesis among adolescents rare yield inconsistent findings study compared two interview modes among sample urban ethnicminority perinatally hivexposed us youth baseline 148 hiv 126 hiv ages 916 years followup 120 hiv 110 hiv ages 1019 years participants randomly assigned receive sexual behavior interview via either audio computerassisted selfinterview acasi ftf interview prevalence several sexual behaviors participants reactions interviews compared although higher rates sexual behaviors typically reported acasi condition differences rarely reached statistical significance even limited demographic subgroupsexcept gender boys significantly likely report several sexual behaviors acasi condition compared ftf whereas among girls significant differences found two conditions acasiassigned youth rated interview process easier enjoyable ftfassigned youth fairly consistent across subgroup analyses well conclude positive reactions acasi interview give methodology slight advantage boys may disclose sexual behavior using computerassisted interviews