An Application of the List Experiment to Estimate Abortion Prevalence in Karachi, Pakistan

CONCLUSIONSThat the estimate of abortion prevalence in Karachi generated from the list experiment was twice that generated from direct questioning suggests that the indirect method reduced underreporting, and may have utility to estimate abortion in similar settings and to improve the accuracy of data collecting for other sensitive health topics.
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news