Social Desirability Bias Impacts Self-Reported Alcohol Use Among Persons With HIV in Uganda.

Julian AdongRobin FatchNneka I EmenyonuDebbie M ChengWinnie R MuyindikeChristine NgabiranoAllen KekibiinaSarah E Woolf-KingJeffrey H SametJudith A Hahn

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)

While use of objective measures (e.g., alcohol biomarkers) is desirable for measuring alcohol use, SDS scores may be used to adjust self-reported drinking levels by participants' level of social desirability in HIV research studies.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
alcohol consumption
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
healthcare
mental health
men who have sex with men
south africa
case control