Table 5. Perceptions of Interview Experience by Respondents and Interviewers by Sex of Respondent and Instrument Type.
| Respondent report | Interviewer report | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||||
| Measure | RHC | SPQ | p value | RHC | SPQ | p value | RHC | SPQ | p value | RHC | SPQ | p value |
| Comfort level discussing sexual behaviors (%) | 0.949 | 0.966 | 0.013 | 0.192 | ||||||||
| Very comfortable | 80.9 | 81.8 | 78.3 | 78.5 | 68.3 | 58.6 | 70.9 | 64.2 | ||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 17.2 | 16.2 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 30.1 | 37.2 | 26.7 | 33.2 | ||||
| Not comfortable at all | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Enjoyment of the interview (%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||||
| Very enjoyable | 85.7 | 72.8 | 83.5 | 66.1 | 65.8 | 32.9 | 66.3 | 34.2 | ||||
| Somewhat enjoyable | 14.3 | 25.2 | 16.1 | 30.8 | 33.2 | 63.9 | 31.9 | 61.3 | ||||
| Not enjoyable at all | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| Rapport between interviewer and respondent (%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||||||
| Significant | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63.4 | 38.7 | 55.3 | 26.1 | ||||
| Moderate | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.9 | 51.9 | 29.9 | 45.4 | ||||
| None/little | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.7 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 28.6 | ||||
| Acceptability of the length of interview (%) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.115 | 0.000 | ||||||||
| Very acceptable | 62.5 | 76.6 | 68.8 | 89.6 | 67.7 | 70.8 | 71.4 | 87.7 | ||||
| Somewhat acceptable | 30.9 | 21.8 | 30.2 | 10.4 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 11.8 | ||||
| Not acceptable at all | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||||
Notes: RHC = Relationship History Calendar; SPQ = Sexual Partnership Questionnaire
Chi-square tests