Measuring sexual behaviour in Malawi: a triangulation of three data collection instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need for valid approaches to measure sexual interactions to assess the impact of behavioural interventions and to predict the impact of behaviour changes. Different methods of asking about sexual behaviour often yield conflicting answers and men often report higher levels of heterosexual activity than women. To better understand self-reported sexual behaviour data and how best to collect it, we analyzed data collected as part of a larger project (ST IMPACTS) on the social and behavioural impact of introducing community-level HIV self-testing (HIVST) with counseling (semi-supervised with pre- and generic post-test counseling provided on delivery or collection of test kits) in an urban Malawian setting.

Methods

Information on sexual behaviour was collecte

SUBMITTER: Desmond N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022416 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature