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- Title
Comparisons of Reported Sexual Behaviors From a Retrospective Survey Versus a Prospective Diary in the Botswana Defence Force.
- Authors
Tran, Bonnie Robin; Thomas, Anne Goldzier; Vaida, Florin; Ditsela, Mooketsi; Phetogo, Robert; Kelapile, David; Chambers, Christina; Haubrich, Richard; Shaffer, Richard
- Abstract
This study compares self-reported sexual behaviors from a retrospective survey and a prospective diary among Botswana Defence Force (BDF) personnel. One hundred sixty-one male participants, aged 18-30, completed two weekly prospective diaries and a retrospective survey querying them about behaviors reported during the same time frame as the diaries. Most reported behaviors were similar between the two data collection methods. However, there was low agreement for reporting sex with a spouse and exchanging material goods for sex with a casual partner; frequency of sex and condom use rates (CURs) among married participants also differed. When comparing survey condom use frequencies to diary CURs, the level of agreement diminished from the always to occasionally condom use categories. Inconsistencies in reporting may be due to the frequency of the sexual behavior, question sensitivity, the data collection setting, and the interpretation of response categories. Further research is needed to improve accurate reporting of sexual behaviors.
- Subjects
BOTSWANA; HUMAN sexuality; MILITARY personnel; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; DATA analysis; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DIARY (Literary form); DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
AIDS Education & Prevention, 2013, Vol 25, Issue 6, p495
- ISSN
0899-9546
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/aeap.2013.25.6.495