Audio computer assisted, self-interviewing was used to assess self-reported childhood sexual abuse, problem drinking, and marijuana (dagga) use, and HIV sexual transmission behavior with steady and casual partners.
Enrolled participants were offered the choice of answering a survey via audio computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) or pen and paper self-administered questionnaire (SAQ).
Audio computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) is a survey modality that is frequently used in healthcare and clinical research settings to collect patient information.
Research staff administers an audio computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) to all participants.
Survey data at each time point are collected via audio computer assisted self-interview in English or Spanish.
State of the art technology (audio computer assisted self interview and computer assisted self interview) was used to enhance the candor of the respondents.
All assessments were conducted at a community-based study office using audio computer assisted interviewing (ACASI) in the participant's preferred language (Xhosa, Afrikaans or English).
19 Klevens and colleagues compared disclosure to clinicians (8.7%, 4/46) with women's disclosure via audio computer assisted self interviews (A-CASI) (21.3%, 17/80).
The use of audio computer assisted self interview in wave I and computer assisted self interview in waves III and IV of Add Health almost surely enhanced the candor of respondents when answering potentially sensitive questions.
The difference was even larger for an illegal behavior: respondents who used audio computer assisted self interview were 2.84 times more likely to acknowledge that they had used cocaine than respondents who used computer assisted personal interview.
Behavioural questionnaires to collect information such as frequency of condom use and frequency of sex acts were administered both by trained interviewers and via audio computer assisted self interview.
