Open AccessAccounting for Failures May Improve Precision:Evidence Supporting Improved Validity of Self-Reported Condom Use
Author(s) -
Richard A. Crosby,
Laura F. Salazar,
Ralph J. DiClemente,
William L. Yarber,
Angela M. Caliendo,
Michelle Staples-Horne
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/01.olq.0000170442.10150.28
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , condom , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis , gynecology , sexually transmitted disease , neisseria gonorrhoeae , demography , family medicine , immunology , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
To determine whether a measure of unprotected vaginal sex that is adjusted for condom failures would produce improved accuracy in predicting biologically confirmed STDs (chlamydia and gonorrhea) among female teens.