Elisabeth M. van der Elst|Haile Selassie Okuku|Phellister Nakamya|Allan Muhaari|Alun Davies|R. Scott McClelland|Matthew A. Price|Adrian D. Smith|Susan M. Graham|Eduard J. Sanders
Is Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) Useful in Risk Behaviour Assessment of Female and Male Sex Workers, Mombasa, Kenya?
Kenya Medical Research Institute|Kenya Medical Research Institute|Kenya Medical Research Institute|Kenya Medical Research Institute|Kenya Medical Research Institute|University of Washington|International AIDS Vaccine Initiative|University of Oxford|University of Washington|Kenya Medical Research Institute|University of Oxford|Kenya Medical Research Institute
background audio computerassisted selfinterview acasi may elicit frequent reporting socially sensitive behaviours facetoface ftfinterview however study compared responses methods female male sex workers fsw msw africa methodologyprincipal findings sequentially enrolled adults recruited hiv1 intervention trial comparative study acasi ftfinterview clinic near mombasa kenya feasibility acceptability acasi comparative analysis enrolment responses acasi ftf identical risk assessment questionnaire evaluated total 139 women 259 men 81 eligible cohort participants completed interviews acasi captured higher median number regular 2 vs 1 p0001 genders casual partners last week 3 vs 2 p 004 women 2 vs 1 p0001 men group sex 216 vs 135 p0001 men intravenous drug use idu 108 vs 23 p0001 men 44 vs 0 p 003 women rape 89 vs 39 p 0002 men reported frequently acasi surprisingly high number women reported acasi paid sex 493 vs 58 p0001 behaviours recruitment ie anal sex sex work sex males reported less frequently acasi majority women 792 men 697 felt answers given acasi honest volunteers able take acasi 84 men 37 women mostly lacked reading skills conclusionssignificance 1 5 cohort participants able complete acasi mostly lack reading skills participants completed acasi likely report idu rape group sex payment sex women asked ftf interview acasi appears useful tool high risk behaviour assessments african context