The feasibility of audio computer-assisted self-interviewing in international settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the feasibility of using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) for data collection in developing countries, and to compare responses to questions eliciting sensitive information about sexual behavior using ACASI versus computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) in five developing countries.

Design

A feasibility study determined whether ACASI could be used in populations in developing countries. A follow-up, randomized crossover study compared responses to questions eliciting sensitive information about sexual behavior using ACASI versus CAPI.

Methods

The NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial conducted a feasibility study of ACASI in convenience samples in China, India, Peru, and Russia, then a randomized crossover ACASI ver

SUBMITTER: NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610607 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature