Journal of immigrant health
Volume 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-136

Development and testing of interview questions to determine last menstrual period in Mexican immigrant populations. (Article)

Deeb-Sossa N.* , Agans R.P. , Butron-Riveros B.C. , Balcazar H. , Kalsbeek W.D. , Buekens P.
  • a Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • b Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • c Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • d Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • e Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
  • f Center for Health Statistics Research, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States

Abstract

The last menstrual period is used to estimate gestational age. This paper examines sources of measurement error related to the recall of last menstrual period among Mexican immigrant women living in the United States. Qualitative analyses (focus groups and cognitive interviews) suggest that last menstrual period recall does not seem to be a large source of measurement error in the calculation of gestational age and the impact of this type of error on the misclassification of preterm births appears to be minimal. Questions for querying about last menstrual period in this population are offered.

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Index Keywords

information processing prenatal care Bias (Epidemiology) human epidemiology middle aged statistics Professional-Patient Relations ethnology Mexico human relation menstrual cycle United States Humans Hispanic female questionnaire pregnancy cultural factor Article Questionnaires adult health care quality Quality Assurance, Health Care standard Cultural Characteristics gestational age Focus Groups Mexican Americans
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-3543101950&doi=10.1023%2fB%3aJOIH.0000030228.55939.8d&partnerID=40&md5=9845f75b734b029bb0b85e5d13d0fe52
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIH.0000030228.55939.8d
ISSN: 10964045
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English