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(Doing a questionnaire with a female subject on HIV risk-taking behavior)
Me: How many times did you have anal sex in the last month?
Subject: None. Oh, well, wait. Does penetrative count?
Me: Oh, like with a strap-on?
Subject: Yeah.
Me: {stumped} Huh. I don't know. I have no idea how we would code that. It's not really an HIV risk.
Subject: Yeah, I stopped by the community clinic, and the counselor assigned to me, she was so cute, she was like 14. She was all, "Now, you might want to explore other forms of safe sex, such as..."
Me: I guess I'll just leave a progress note. {looking at next question} I'm guessing you didn't use a condom?
Subject: Heh. No, he's on the pill.
(Doing a questionnaire with a female subject on HIV risk-taking behavior)
Me: How many times did you have anal sex in the last month?
Subject: None. Oh, well, wait. Does penetrative count?
Me: Oh, like with a strap-on?
Subject: Yeah.
Me: {stumped} Huh. I don't know. I have no idea how we would code that. It's not really an HIV risk.
Subject: Yeah, I stopped by the community clinic, and the counselor assigned to me, she was so cute, she was like 14. She was all, "Now, you might want to explore other forms of safe sex, such as..."
Me: I guess I'll just leave a progress note. {looking at next question} I'm guessing you didn't use a condom?
Subject: Heh. No, he's on the pill.
