Data Verification and Respondent Validity for a Web-Based Sexual Health Survey: Tutorial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As technology continues to shape the landscape of health research, the utilization of web-based surveys for collecting sexual health information among adolescents and young adults has become increasingly prevalent. However, this shift toward digital platforms brings forth a new set of challenges, particularly the infiltration of automated bots that can compromise data integrity and the reliability of survey results.

Objective

We aimed to outline the data verification process used in our study design, which employed survey programming and data cleaning protocols.

Methods

A 26-item survey was developed and programmed with several data integrity functions, including reCAPTCHA scores, RelevantID fraud and duplicate scores, verification of IP addresses, and hone

SUBMITTER: Parker JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648336 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature