How can we facilitate reliable reporting in surveys of sexual behaviour? Evidence from qualitative research

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ID15099808
AutoresKirstin R Mitchell (0000-0002-4409-6601, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, autor de correspondencia), Kirstin Mitchell (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Kaye Wellings (0000-0003-1053-8640, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Gillian Elam (Health Protection Agency), Bob Erens (0000-0002-4430-954X, National Centre for Social Research), Kevin Fenton (0000-0002-0528-6349, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Margaret Johnson (0000-0003-1330-7100, University College London), Anne Johnson (University College London)
Año2007
Volumen9
Número5
Páginas519-531
Fecha de publicación2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691050701432561
PMID17687676
OpenAlexW2136787732
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas34

Methodological studies examining the veracity of sexual behaviour reports frequently focus on the source of unreliable, inaccurate or inconsistent responses. This paper, instead, explores the means by which respondents might be assisted in providing an accurate account of their sexual experience. We present findings from a survey development study (second Great Britain National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, development phase), which used in-depth interviews to explore respondents' experiences of completing a pilot survey of sexual behaviour. Follow up interviews were conducted across the UK with 36 of the pilot survey sample (n = 897). We explored factors that aided reliable reporting in each research format (survey and in-depth interview), as well as factors facilitating consistent reporting across formats. We show that factors such as assurances of confidentiality, survey legitimacy, rapport between interviewer and respondent and perceptions of the therapeutic benefit of disclosure can assist accurate disclosure across both survey and in-depth interview. We draw upon the strengths of qualitative methodology to make recommendations for future survey research

Confidentiality · Data collection · Focus group · Interview · Medical education · Perception · Political science · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Respondent · Sample (material · Sociology · Survey data collection · Survey methodology · Survey research · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse