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J Health Syst Res 2017, 13(2): 244-251 |
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Mahboobi M, Nasirian M. Bias Analysis of Self-Reporting of Sexually Transmitted Infections Symptoms in Face-to-Face Interviews with Women in Kerman, Iran. J Health Syst Res 2017; 13 (2) :244-251
URL: http://hsr.mui.ac.ir/article-1-929-en.html
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1- MSc Student, Student Research Committee AND Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract: (1321 Views)
Background: Asking about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) symptoms through face-to-face interviews (FTFI) or self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) is one way to indirectly estimate the prevalence of STIs in the general population. The aim of the present study was to investigate self-report bias of STIs symptoms via FTFI in comparison with SAQ.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. Using a multi-stage sampling method, 496 were selected from among women living in Kerman. From among the participants, 248 filled out a standardized questionnaire containing 12 questions about experience of STIs symptoms at the time of the study (current) and the preceding six months (recent). Moreover, the rests of the subjects (n = 248) answered those questions through FTTI. Descriptive analysis, logistic regression, and odds ratio (OR) were used to analyze data considering the significance level of 5%.Findings: OR of self-reporting of current STIs symptoms in FTFI was 23% less than SAQ (P = 0.001), while OR of self-reporting of recent STIs symptoms by FTFI was 26% more than SAQ (P = 0.001). This trend persisted after adjusting confounders’ effects. Educational level had more contribution in increasing OR of self-reporting in SAQ compared to FTFI (OR = 1.34).Conclusion: It seems that FTFI does not always cause bias in self-reporting of STIs symptoms; it depends on the time of experience of STIs (current or recent). However, in interpreting the results, a greater consideration of the weakness of both FTFI and SAQ which may be biased in reporting is recommended.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2021/01/10 | Published: 2021/01/10
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2021/01/10 | Published: 2021/01/10
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