How does social desirability bias influence survey-based estimates of the use of antenatal care in rural Nepal? A validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social desirability bias is often speculated to influence survey responses but seldom studied in healthcare. The objective was to explore whether social desirability scores (SDS) or the presence of interview observers is associated with inaccurate recall and overestimation of antenatal care (ANC) services.

Design

Longitudinal validation study comparing recalled receipt of ANC services and nutrition components of ANC against direct observations of care. An adapted short form Marlowe-Crowne questionnaire was used to generate an SDS, and the presence of interview observers was treated as a separate exposure. We assessed accuracy and overestimation of recalled receipt of ANC services against observed receipt using log-binomial regression, adjusting for age, education,

SUBMITTER: Thorne-Lyman AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10373690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature