The association between interviewer gender and responses to sensitive survey questions in a sample of Haitian women
The association between interviewer gender and responses to sensitive survey questions in a sample of Haitian women
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DOI：
10.1080/13645579.2019.1661248
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发表时间：
2019-09-06
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Rosenberg, Molly
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作者：
Kianersi, Sina;Luetke, Maya;Rosenberg, Molly
当参与者根据访谈者的性别回答不同的问题时，可能会在调查数据收集中引入偏见。这可能会影响所收集数据的有效性，特别是敏感数据。利用2017-2018年海地妇女（n = 304）的横断面调查中收集的性行为数据，我们评估了访谈者性别与三个不同结果之间的关系：(1)特定问题的回复率，(2)未回答的总数，以及(3)报告答案的差异。我们观察到，当面试官是女性时，敏感的性行为问题的项目回复率更高，而当面试官是男性时，更多的项目不回答（不知道/拒绝）。在那些做出回应的人中，参与者更有可能向女性和男性报告一些敏感的性行为。我们的结论是，研究人员应该考虑研究人群的社会文化规范，以及在使用自我报告数据进行研究的计划和分析阶段，访谈者性别偏见的可能性。
Bias may be introduced in survey data collection when participants answer questions differently depending on interviewer gender. This could affect the validity of collected data, especially sensitive data. Using sexual behavior data collected in a 2017-2018 cross-sectional survey of Haitian women (n = 304), we evaluated the associations between interviewer-gender and three different outcomes: (1) question-specific response rates, (2) total number of non-responses, and (3) differences in reported answers. We observed higher item response rates for sensitive sexual behavior questions when the interviewer was female and more item non-responses (Don't know/Refuse) when the interviewer was male. Among those who did respond, participants were more likely to report some sensitive sexual behaviors to women and others to men. We conclude that researchers should consider the sociocultural norms of the study population and the potential for interviewer gender bias in the planning and analysis phase of studies using self-reported data.