Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) May Avert Socially Desirable Responses About Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV
- Topics:
- Healthcare Services
- Tags:
- Audio,
- BioMed Central,
- Computer,
- HIV Virus
- Source:
- BioMed Central
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Overview: Understanding infant feeding practices in the context of HIV and factors that put mothers at risk of HIV infection is an important step towards prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Face-to-face (FTF) interviewing may not be a suitable way of ascertaining this information because respondents may report what is socially desirable. Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) is thought to increase privacy, reporting of sensitive issues and to eliminate socially desirable responses. This paper compares ACASI with FTF interviewing and explored its feasibility, usability, and acceptability in a PMTCT program in Kenya.
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Format: PDF | Size: 617KB | Date: Aug 2005 | Pages: 7
