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Differences in Misreporting of Sexual Behavior Over Time

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: In Brief 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. Participant underreporting of exposure to semen increased over time. Misclassification of participant reports of sensitive behaviors cannot be assumed to occur at random.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000243

Authors: Maria F. Gallo, Lee Warner, Marcia M. Hobbs, Denise J. Jamieson, Tina Hylton-Kong, Markus J. Steiner