Aggregate versus individual-level sexual behavior assessment: how much detail is needed to accurately estimate HIV/STI risk?
Aggregate versus individual-level sexual behavior assessment: how much detail is needed to accurately estimate HIV/STI risk?
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DOI：
10.1177/0193841x09353534
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发表时间：
2010-02
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Chesson HW
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作者：
Pinkerton SD;Galletly CL;McAuliffe TL;DiFranceisco W;Raymond HF;Chesson HW
HIV/性传播感染 (STI) 预防干预参与者的性行为可以逐个伴侣进行评估：总体评估（即，性行为总数，跨伴侣折叠）或使用这两种方法的组合（例如，详细评估五个伴侣，并对任何剩余伴侣进行总计评估）。性行为细节水平和 HIV/STI 感染风险估计的精确度之间存在自然的权衡。这项研究的结果表明，相对简单的汇总数据收集技术足以充分估计艾滋病毒风险。相比之下，对于传染性很强的性传播感染，准确的性传播感染风险评估需要更深入的逐个合作伙伴方法。
The sexual behaviors of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention intervention participants can be assessed on a partner-by-partner basis: in aggregate (i.e., total numbers of sex acts, collapsed across partners) or using a combination of these two methods (e.g., assessing five partners in detail and any remaining partners in aggregate). There is a natural trade-off between the level of sexual behavior detail and the precision of HIV/STI acquisition risk estimates. The results of this study indicate that relatively simple aggregate data collection techniques suffice to adequately estimate HIV risk. For highly infectious STIs, in contrast, accurate STI risk assessment requires more intensive partner-by-partner methods.