Reliability of sexual behavior self-reports in male couples of discordant HIV status
Reliability of sexual behavior self-reports in male couples of discordant HIV status
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DOI：
10.1080/00224499909551980
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发表时间：
1999-05-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Wagner, G
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作者：
Carballo-Diéguez, A;Remien, RH;Wagner, G
75对男性夫妇，其中一名成员是HIV阳性，他的伴侣是HIV阴性，进行了评估肛门性行为的风险：随后，他们的自我报告的可靠性，确定了两种方法：（a）通过比较夫妇中的每个成员的单独报告和（B）通过一个星期的重测27个人。使用定量和定性评估方法。大约一半的男性在访谈前一年与血清不一致的伴侣进行过肛交，其中一半至四分之一的男性报告没有始终如一地使用保护措施。在仔细分析了一些夫妇的自我报告中发现的差异之后，确定了在大多数情况下，主要伴侣证实了指数应答者关于他们彼此之间性行为的报告：造成伙伴间差异的最常见原因是对孤立事件的回忆不佳，将反应限制在给定时间范围内不准确，对什么是性有不同的解释（尽管评估中有精确和明确的定义），对实际发生的情况显然缺乏一致意见。此外，在一周的时间内，个体在与主要伴侣进行各种性行为的频率报告中是一致的。
Seventy-five male couples, where one member was HIV-positive and his partner was HIV-negative, were assessed concerning anal sexual-risk behavior: Subsequently the reliability of their self-reports was determined by two methods: (a) by comparing the separate reports of each member of the couple and (b) by a one week test-retest of 27 individuals. Both quantitative and qualitative assessment methods were used Approximately half of the men had practiced anal sex with their serodiscordant partners during the year prior to the interview, and between half and one quarter of those men reported not using protection consistently. After careful analyses of the discrepancies found in the self-report of the numbers of some couples, it was established that, for the most part, primary partners confirmed the report of index respondents concerning their sexual behavior with each other: The most frequent reasons for interpartner discrepancies were poor recall of isolated incidents, inaccuracy in limiting responses to the given time frame, different interpretations of what constitutes sex (despite precise and clear definitions in the assessment), and plain lack of agreement about what actually took place. Also, over a one week period individuals were consistent in the report of the frequency of various sexual behaviors they performed with their primary partners.