Titre : | Best-Friend Reports : A Tool for Measuring the Prevalence of Sensitive Behaviors. (2011) |
Auteurs : | YEATMAN (Sara) : USA. Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences. University of Colorado Denver. ; TRINITAPOLI (Jenny) : USA. Department of Sociology and Population Research Institute. Pennsylvania State University. University Park. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 101, n° 9, 2011) |
Pagination : | 1666-1667 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Outil ; Prévalence ; Comportement |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS JrCR0xC7. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. We introduce the best-friend methodology for using surveys to measure the population prevalence of sensitive behaviors. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this tool by comparing self-reports to best-friend reports of sexual behavior and abortion history among young women in Malawi (n=1493). Best-friend reports reveal higher and more believable estimates of abortion and multiple sexual partners. In contexts in which best friends commonly discuss such behaviors, best-friend reports are an inexpensive and easily implemented tool. |