Sarah E. Hanck|Kim M. Blankenship|Kevin Irwin|Brooke S. West|Trace Kershaw
Assessment of Self-Reported Sexual Behavior and Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in India Using a Polling Box Approach: A Preliminary Report
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
accuracy behavioral data related risk hiv sexually transmitted infections prone misreporting social desirability effects computerassisted approaches always feasible noncomputerized interview method reducing social desirability effects needed previous performance alternative methods limited aggregate data constrained simplicity dichotomousonly responses designed tested polling box method caseattributable multipleresponse survey items low literacy populationa crosssectional survey conducted 812 female sex workers andhra pradesh india subset questions embedded facetoface survey questionnaire every third participant provided graphical response cards upon mark answer place polling box outside view interviewer multiple logistic regression analysis used test response differences questions socially undesirable socially desirable sensitivityneutral behaviors 2 interview methodspolling box participants demonstrated higher reporting risky sexual behaviors lower reporting condom use conclusive response patterns among sensitivityneutral itemsour findings suggest polling box approach provides promising technique improving accurate reporting sensitive behaviors among lowliteracy population resource poor setting additional research needed test logistical adaptations polling box approach