Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Information Among Pregnant Women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study assesses validity of self-report for the use of major classes of illicit drugs and opioid-maintenance therapy among pregnant women at a substance abuse treatment program.

Methods

Analyses used data collected from 83 pregnant women in a prospective cohort study at the University of New Mexico. Study participants with a history of substance abuse were screened and, if eligible, enrolled during an early prenatal care visit. A follow-up interview was conducted shortly after delivery. Self-reported information about drug use later in pregnancy was compared with urine drug screen (UDS) results collected during the third trimester. Simple kappa (k) and prevalence-and-bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK) coefficients were calculated as the measures of agreement. Sensi

SUBMITTER: Garg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4713294 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature