Differences in misreporting of sexual behavior over time: implications for HIV trials.

Abstract

We used data from a prospective study of 300 women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Kingston, Jamaica, to compare participant self-report of recent semen exposure to actual semen exposure measured by prostate-specific antigen in vaginal swabs. Underreporting of semen exposure was significantly more frequent at follow-up than baseline, suggesting that the accuracy of reports of sexual behavior may vary over time.

• Authors: Maria F Gallo, Lee Warner, Marcia M Hobbs, Denise J Jamieson, Tina Hylton-Kong, Markus J Steiner
• Journal: Sexually transmitted diseases (Sex Transm Dis) Vol. 42 Issue 3 Pg. 160-1 (Mar 2015) ISSN: 1537-4521 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25668649 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Prostate-Specific Antigen

Topics

• Adult
• Condoms (statistics & numerical data)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Jamaica (epidemiology)
• Prospective Studies
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (isolation & purification)
• Self Report
• Semen (chemistry)
• Sexual Behavior (psychology, statistics & numerical data)
• Sexual Partners (psychology)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (epidemiology, prevention & control, psychology)
• Time Factors
• Truth Disclosure
• Vaginal Smears (statistics & numerical data)