دقت اطلاعات ما چقدر دقیق است؟ یک مقایسه به صورت تصادفی از چهار روش مصاحبه بررسی برای اندازه گیری رفتار ریسک در میان بزرگسالان جوان در جمهوری دومینیکن

The study's findings suggest that the degree to which a specific method improves the reporting of a particular risk behavior or set of behaviors is likely to be population specific. The study's results support the researchers’ initial hypothesis that higher prevalence estimates may be less valid than lower estimates in the Dominican Republic context, especially where some risk behaviors, like sexual activity, are normative and socially acceptable. More specifically, use of interviewer-assisted methods appears to significantly increase the reporting of socially-accepted behaviors, such as that both male and female populations over-report sensitive questions. Similarly, the level of privacy during the interview and interviewer’s gender may have an important effect on responses, and this effect depends on the chosen survey interview method.