TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - He said, she said: concordance between sexual partners
JO  - Sexually transmitted diseases
A1  - Harvey, S. Marie
A1  - Bird, Sheryl Thorburn
A1  - Henderson, Jillian T.
A1  - Beckman, Linda J.
A1  - Huszti, Heather C.
SP  - 185
EP  - 191
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Most studies of sexual behavior and risk are based on self-reports of individuals. GOAL: The goal of this study was to assess interpartner concordance on self-reported sexual behavior, condom use, and relationship characteristics; and agreement between individuals' perceptions of their partners' sexual risks and the partners' actual reports. STUDY DESIGN: Interviews were conducted separately but concurrently with 112 heterosexual couples at increased risk for HIV/sexually transmitted infections recruited through women at clinics and community locations. RESULTS: Couples were concordant on reports of relationship characteristics (kappa > or = 0.84), sexual behavior, and condom use (r > or = 0.62), but disagreed on who has more power and sexual decision-making dominance (kappa < or = 0.26). We found substantial agreement between men's perceptions and their partners' reported risky behavior (kappa = 0.62), but only fair agreement between women's perceptions and their partners' reports (kappa = 0.30). CONCLUSION: Individual self-reports could be reliable measures of sexual behavior. Additionally, prevention interventions need to address women's misperceptions about their partners' risky behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0148-5717
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -