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{{Short description|Factors affecting the validity and accuracy of self-reported sexual health behaviors}}
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'''Self-report sexual risk behaviors''' are a cornerstone of
It is important to consider the way in which measures of self-reported sexual risk behaviors will be collected during the research development phase.
In addition, a study was conducted by Durant, Carey and Schroeder in which 358 college students were examined to see effects of anonymity and confidentiality on responses. The confidentiality group, the members were asked to provide their personal information however were assured that they would be kept confidential. Whereas, in the anonymity group the members were simply not asked to provide their personal information. The results indicated that members of the confidentiality group answered much lower frequencies for questions about their health risk behaviors, and also had many more non-responses. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the vital value of collecting sexual behavior self-reports through a process of anonymity.<ref>Schroder K, Carey MP and Vanable PA. 2003. "Methodological challenges in research on sexual risk behavior: II. Accuracy of self-reports". ''Annals of Behavioral Medicine''. 26:2. 104–123.</ref>
Similarly, it is important to select a self-report sexual risk measure
Attention should also be paid to the period of time
▲It is important to consider the way in which measures of self-reported sexual risk behaviors will be collected during the research development phase. Frequently self-report measures are self administered, but can also be elicited from an interviewer either face-to-face or over the phone; such modalities help to address literacy and comprehension confounds but may increase potential for self-presentation bias (2-3). The delivery of risk behavior assessments via the internet or computer can increase a sense of privacy and may reduce self-presentation biases.<ref>{{cite journal|author=D. Morrison-Breedly, M. P. Carey, and X. Tu|date=2006|title=Accuracy of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) and self-administered questionnaires for the assessment of sexual behavior|journal=AIDS and Behavior|volume=10|pages=541–552|pmc=2430922}}</ref>
==The interrelationship of self-reported sexual risk behavior and STI status==
▲Similarly, it is important to select a self-report sexual risk measure that meets the studies assessment needs. Dichotomous (yes/no) evaluation of engagement in risk behaviors (Risk Screening), assessing the level of risk via frequency of engagement in risk behaviors (Risk Assessments), and detailed event-level data related to the co-occurrence of other factors (e.g., alcohol use or primary vs. secondary partners) that may facilitate engaging in risk behaviors (Risk-event Data) are non-equivocal serving very distinct functions in evaluating self-reported risk behavior.<ref name=Archives1 />
The self-reported STI-like symptoms and unsafe sexual behavior taken together as a [[prediction|predictor]] of confirmed STIs improve the sensitivity to a significantly greater degree (χ 2 = 2.83, p < 0.05) as compared to the sensitivity of self-reported STI-like symptoms or unsafe sexual behavior alone as a predictor of confirmed STIs. In addition, the consistency of self-report was found to vary among socio-demographic and behaviorally defined sub-groups. These results provide preliminary support for the importance of population-based surveys, which collect all the three types of data such as reported behavior, symptoms and laboratory confirmed STIs for a full understanding of sexual risk and STIs and for identification of sub-groups within communities that vary in their ability to identify STI symptoms.<ref>Niranjan Saggurtia, Stephen L. Schensulb, Ravi K. Vermac, [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540121.2010.487087 "The interrelationship of men's self-reports of sexual risk behavior and symptoms and laboratory-confirmed STI-status in India"], ''AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV'' '''23'''(2): 163–170, 22 Jan 2011</ref>
==See also==
▲Attention should also be paid to the period of time in which self-reported risk measures ask individuals to recall the occurrence/frequency of engaging in risk behavior, generally recalling frequency of risk behaviors over a period of approximately 3 months supports recall accuracy.<ref name=Anals1 />
* [[Safe sex]]
==References==
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