Comparability of modern contraceptive use estimates between a face-to-face survey and a cellphone survey among women in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:The proliferation of cell phone ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) presents the opportunity to collect public health indicators at a lower cost compared to face-to-face (FTF) surveys. This analysis assesses the equivalence of modern contraceptive prevalence estimates between a nationally representative FTF survey and a cell phone survey using random digit dialing (RDD) among women of reproductive age in Burkina Faso. METHODS:We analyzed data from two surveys conducted in Burkina Faso between December 2017 and May 2018. The FTF survey conducted by Performance Monitoring and Accountability (PMA2020) comprised a nationally representative sample of 3,556 women of reproductive age (15-49 years). The RDD survey was conducted using computer-assisted telephone interviewing and incl

SUBMITTER: Greenleaf AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7219703 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature