Prostate cancer and consistency of reporting sexual histories in men over age 50

Leslie K. Dennis; J. M. Ritchie; M. I. Resnick

doi:10.1038/sj.pcan.4500810

Prostate cancer and consistency of reporting sexual histories in men over age 50

Leslie K. Dennis, J. M. Ritchie, M. I. Resnick

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We conducted an in-person interview to examine the reliability of reported sexual histories among men over age 50y with and without prostate cancer. Marriage and cohabitation were used as memory cues to recall sexual activity. High correlations on test -retest for questions evaluating sexual histories suggest reliable answers for most factors, and specifically for age at first sexual activity, and lifetime number of sexual partners. Low correlations were seen for ill-defined and socially undesirable items. These data suggest that men consistently report most measures of sexual activity when using marriage and cohabitation as memory cues to recall sexual histories.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	243-247
Number of pages	5
Journal	Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500810
State	Published - Sep 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Reliability
Sexual activity
Sexual partners
Validity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology
Urology
Cancer Research

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