Title |
Polling Booth Surveys: A Novel Approach for Reducing Social Desirability Bias in HIV-Related Behavioural Surveys in Resource-Poor Settings
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Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, August 2011
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DOI | 10.1007/s10461-011-0004-1 |
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Authors |
Catherine M. Lowndes, A. A. Jayachandran, Pradeep Banandur, Banadakoppa M. Ramesh, Reynold Washington, B. M. Sangameshwar, Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Michel Alary |
Abstract |
This study compared rates of HIV-related sexual risk behaviours reported in individual face-to-face (FTFI) and group anonymous polling booth (PBS) interviews in India. In PBS, respondents grouped by gender and marital status answered yes/no questions by putting tokens with question numbers in colour-coded containers. Data were subsequently collated for each group as a whole, so responses were not traceable back to individuals. Male and female PBS participants reported substantially higher rates of pre-marital, extra-marital, commercial and anal sex than FTFI participants; e.g. 11 vs. 2% married males reported paying for sex; 6 vs. 1% unmarried males reported homosexual anal sex. |
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