Open AccessA Simple New Method to Triangulate Self-Reported Risk Behavior Data—The Bean Method
Author(s) -
Joseph Lau,
Nelson C. Y. Yeung,
Lancelot W. H. Mui,
Hi Yi Tsui,
Jing Gu
Publication year - 2011
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/olq.0b013e318218cc66
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , demography , psychological intervention , anal intercourse , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , family medicine , psychiatry , syphilis , sociology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD)-related interventions rely on self-reported risk behavioral data, which are biased toward social desirability. It is warranted to develop methods for data triangulation.