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The reliability of recalled estimates of menarcheal age in a sample of older women
Author(s) -
Madrigal Lorena
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.1310030205
Subject(s) - menarche , demography , reliability (semiconductor) , sample (material) , medicine , hum , psychology , gerontology , history , sociology , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , performance art , art history
The accuracy of recalled age at first menses has been questioned, particularly if subjects are relatively old. This paper illustrates the use of a statistical technique that quantifies the reliability of recalled age at menarche based on re‐interview of a small (15–20) subsample of subjects. Menarcheal age collected with the retrospective method in a sample of 108 females, 50 years of age and older, from Limón, Costa Rica, is reliable.