Social desirability and under-reporting of smokeless tobacco use among reproductive age women: Evidence from National Family Health Survey

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study hypothesises that the presence of a third person during the interaction between the survey investigator and the woman respondent leads to underreporting of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use by Indian women, including pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2015–16 was analysed for SLT use among women aged 15–49. Multivariate logistic regression examined the odds of SLT use reporting by women respondents in the presence of their husbands and other male or female adults.

Results

SLT use reporting by women significantly varied by the presence of someone during the interview. The analysis shows that the odds of reporting SLT use among women who were neither pregnant nor lacta

SUBMITTER: Singh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9573902 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature