{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(1)"],"submitter":["Mao Y"],"funding":["the Ministry of Science and Technology in China","the National Science and Technology Infrastructure Program of China"],"pubmed_abstract":["Objective
The attitudes of girls regarding menarche vary according to their cultural backgrounds. Asian girls may hesitate to discuss menarche. Computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (CASI) is considered a valid and effective tool for investigating the timing of menarche; however, the validity of self-reported menarche data from CASI in Chinese culture is currently unknown. We aimed to validate the status and age of menarche attainment by comparing CASI with face-to-face interviewing (FFI).Methods
Based on a cross-sectional study, we collected information regarding the status and age of menarche attainment using CASI and FFI among Chinese schoolgirls. We explored the tools of standard epidemiological indices, including sensitivity, specificity, predictive values a"],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pagination":["e016799"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5786090"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Validity of self-reported age at menarche in computer-assisted interview among Chinese schoolgirls: a cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC5786090"],"pubmed_authors":["Zhang Y","Lou C","Zuo X","Zhou W","Luo S","Zhang S","Mao Y","Lian Q","Tu X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Validity of self-reported age at menarche in computer-assisted interview among Chinese schoolgirls: a cross-sectional study.","description":"Objective
The attitudes of girls regarding menarche vary according to their cultural backgrounds. Asian girls may hesitate to discuss menarche. Computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (CASI) is considered a valid and effective tool for investigating the timing of menarche; however, the validity of self-reported menarche data from CASI in Chinese culture is currently unknown. We aimed to validate the status and age of menarche attainment by comparing CASI with face-to-face interviewing (FFI).Methods
Based on a cross-sectional study, we collected information regarding the status and age of menarche attainment using CASI and FFI among Chinese schoolgirls. We explored the tools of standard epidemiological indices, including sensitivity, specificity, predictive values a","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Jan","modification":"2025-04-05T10:35:20.021Z","creation":"2019-03-26T22:46:42Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5786090","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29362246"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016799"]}}