List randomization for eliciting HIV status and sexual behaviors in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a randomized experiment using known true values for validation

List randomization for eliciting HIV status and sexual behaviors in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a randomized experiment using known true values for validation

Abstract Background List randomization (LR), a survey method intended to mitigate biases related to sensitive true/false questions, has received recent attention from researchers. However, tests of its validity are limited, with no study comparing LR-elicited results with individually known truths....

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Main Authors: Noah Haber, Guy Harling, Jessica Cohen, Tinofa Mutevedzi, Frank Tanser, Dickman Gareta, Kobus Herbst, Deenan Pillay, Till Bärnighausen, Günther Fink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
List randomization
Item count
Social desirability bias
HIV/AIDS
Sexual behaviors
Survey methods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0507-9

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