The Reliability of Reporting of Contraceptive Behavior in DHS Calendar Data: Evidence from Morocco

This report addresses the consistency of reporting in the contraceptive calendar in the 1992 and 1995 Morocco Demographic and Health Surveys. Because a panel design was used in these surveys, the same women were interviewed in both years, providing a unique opportunity to examine the reliability of...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 1997-03, Vol.28 (1), p.44-53
Main Authors: Strickler, Jennifer A., Magnani, Robert J., McCann, H. Gilman, Brown, Lisanne F., Rice, Janet C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Bias
Birth Control
Censorship
Contraception
Contraception Behavior
Contraceptives
Demographic surveys
Demographics
Demography
Family planning
Female
Females
Gender equality
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health surveys
Humans
Intrauterine devices
Morocco
Population
Pregnancy
Proportions
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Research Responses
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Time Factors
Use
Women
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Summary:This report addresses the consistency of reporting in the contraceptive calendar in the 1992 and 1995 Morocco Demographic and Health Surveys. Because a panel design was used in these surveys, the same women were interviewed in both years, providing a unique opportunity to examine the reliability of responses. Measures of reliability for various aspects of contraceptive-use dynamics are computed, and the impact of reporting errors on contraceptive failure, discontinuation, and switching rates is estimated. Results suggest that reporting of contraceptive behavior in Moroccan DHS calendar data appears to be relatively reliable at the aggregate level. Individual respondents, particularly those whose contraceptive patterns have been complex, have a lower level of reliability. The observed inconsistencies do not appear to affect aggregate-level estimates of contraceptive prevalence; however, measures of contraceptive-use dynamics are less stable. (STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING 1997; 28, 1: 44-53)
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.2307/2137970