Assessment of non-marital sexual behaviours of men in Bangladesh: a methodological experiment using a modified confidential ballot-box method

International Journal of STD & AIDS
M E ChowdhuryP K Streatfield

Abstract

This study assessed the effectiveness of a modified ballot-box method (MBBM) in eliciting non-marital sexual behaviours compared with face-to-face interview (FTFI). A cross-sectional survey collected data from men aged 18-49 years in Bangladesh using a multistage cluster sampling method. In total, 3499 and 3623 respondents were interviewed by MBBM and FTFI, respectively. In the MBBM, pre-recorded questions were administered using a portable audio-cassette player with two pairs of headphones used concurrently by the respondent and the interviewer. Overall, 18% of the respondents had non-marital sexual exposure in the past year. The MBBM elicited higher responses of non-marital sex (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1, 1.5) compared with FTFI. The interview methods did not, however, revealed significant differences in response to condom-use rates and the number of non-marital sexual partners. The MBBM is more effective than the FTFI method in eliciting higher responses rates of non-marital sexual contacts and may be recommended for reliable estimates of sexual behaviours.

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