Validity of self-reported versus actual age in Nepali children and young people. (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heys, M.; Candler, T.; Costello, A.; Manandhar, D.S.; Viner, R.M.
• Is Part Of: Public health. Volume 137(2016)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 187
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: Public health -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.02.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-3506

Abstract

Highlights: Self-reported age is a potential source of misclassification bias in International Surveys. We compare objectively recorded age with self-reported age at mean age 11.5 years in 3943 children in rural Nepal. There was high agreement between actual and self-reported age with an error rate of 7%.