Validity of self-reported substance use: research setting versus primary health care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-reported substance use is more likely to be influenced by underreporting bias compared to the biological markers. Underreporting bias or validity of self-reported substance use depends on the study population and cannot be generalized to the entire population. This study aimed to compare the validity of self-reported substance use between research setting and primary health care setting from the same source population.

Methods and materials

The population in this study included from Rafsanjan Youth Cohort Study (RYCS) and from primary care health centers. The sample from RYCS is made up 607 participants, 113 (18.62%) women and 494 (81.38%) men and sample from PHC centers is made up 522 individuals including 252 (48.28%) women and 270 (51.72%) men. We compared

SUBMITTER: Khalili P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature