Table 2.

Sample Semi-Structured Interview Questions and Probes Used to Explore Sexual Health Topics.

Topic	Sample interview questions and probes
Icebreaker: Friendship characteristics	What kinds of activities do you enjoy doing together?
Content and comfort of conversations	What do you talk about most when you are together?
Communication about dating and relationships	When was the last time you both shared a story about dates? What kinds of issues come up in your conversations about relationships?
Communication about sex and HIV/ AIDS	When was the last time you talked about sex? Can you recall how the conversation went? What does safer sex mean to you? How if at all are your ideas about safer sex different from each other?
Support and influence for condom use and safer sex	In that situation, did you ask your friend whether he or she used a condom?
Perceived influence of conversations on sexual behavior	How, if at all, has your friend’s perspective influenced your sexual behavior?