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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 4/2012

01-05-2012 | Brief Report

Polling Booth Surveys: A Novel Approach for Reducing Social Desirability Bias in HIV-Related Behavioural Surveys in Resource-Poor Settings

Authors: Catherine M. Lowndes, A. A. Jayachandran, Pradeep Banandur, Banadakoppa M. Ramesh, Reynold Washington, B. M. Sangameshwar, Stephen Moses, James Blanchard, Michel Alary

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

This study compared rates of HIV-related sexual risk behaviours reported in individual face-to-face (FTFI) and group anonymous polling booth (PBS) interviews in India. In PBS, respondents grouped by gender and marital status answered yes/no questions by putting tokens with question numbers in colour-coded containers. Data were subsequently collated for each group as a whole, so responses were not traceable back to individuals. Male and female PBS participants reported substantially higher rates of pre-marital, extra-marital, commercial and anal sex than FTFI participants; e.g. 11 vs. 2% married males reported paying for sex; 6 vs. 1% unmarried males reported homosexual anal sex.
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Metadata
Title
Polling Booth Surveys: A Novel Approach for Reducing Social Desirability Bias in HIV-Related Behavioural Surveys in Resource-Poor Settings
Authors
Catherine M. Lowndes
A. A. Jayachandran
Pradeep Banandur
Banadakoppa M. Ramesh
Reynold Washington
B. M. Sangameshwar
Stephen Moses
James Blanchard
Michel Alary
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0004-1

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