title: 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: From the *Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; †Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; ‡Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; §Comprehensive Health Centre (CHC)/Epidemiology Research and Training Unit (ERTU), Jamaica Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica; and ∥Clinical Sciences Division, FHI 360, Durham, NC.
authors: Maria F
authors: MF
authors: Gallo
authors: Lee
authors: L
authors: Warner
authors: Marcia M
authors: MM
authors: Hobbs
authors: Denise J
authors: DJ
authors: Jamieson
authors: Tina
authors: T
authors: Hylton-Kong
authors: Markus J
authors: MJ
authors: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D057566:Self Report; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen