Best-Friend Reports: A Tool for Measuring the Prevalence of Sensitive Behaviors.

• Autores: Sara Yeatman, Jenny Trinitapoli
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 101, Nº. 9, 2011, págs. 1666-1667
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]