A Pilot Study of a Picture- and Audio-assisted Self-interviewing Method (Piasi) for the Study of Sensitive Questions on HIV in the Field

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ID2407501
AutoresPauliina Aarnio (Tampere University, autor de correspondencia), Teija Kulmala (Tampere University)
Año2016
Volumen28
Número1
Páginas38-49
Fecha de publicación2016-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCAM (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x15579652
OpenAlexW2337446637
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas15

Self-interview methods such as audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) are used to improve the accuracy of interview data on sensitive topics in large trials. Small field studies on sensitive topics would benefit from methodological alternatives. In a study on male involvement in antenatal HIV testing in a largely illiterate population in Malawi, we piloted picture- and audio-assisted self-interviewing (PIASI). Out of 388 participants, 96 were randomized to answer six sensitive questions using PIASI after the face-to-face interview (FTF). Participants who responded by PIASI were more likely to express accepting attitudes toward childbearing by HIV-positive women than were FTF respondents. Most considered PIASI easy to use, and one in five preferred it to FTF. PIASI may offer a feasible, low-cost alternative to ACASI for small and simple studies on sensitive topics and in illiterate populations

Face-to-face · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Interview · Medical education · Population · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Applied Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse