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Errors in reported ages and dates in surveys of adult mortality: A record linkage study in Niakhar (Senegal)

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  • Bruno Masquelier
  • Mufaro Kanyangarara
  • Gilles Pison
  • Almamy Malick Kanté
  • Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye
  • Laetitia Douillot
  • Géraldine Duthé
  • Cheikh Sokhna
  • Valérie Delaunay
  • Stéphane Helleringer

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Sibling survival histories are a major source of adult mortality estimates in countries with incomplete death registration. We evaluate age and date reporting errors in sibling histories collected during a validation study in the Niakhar Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Senegal). Participants were randomly assigned to either the Demographic and Health Survey questionnaire or a questionnaire incorporating an event history calendar, recall cues, and increased probing strategies. We linked 60–62 per cent of survey reports of siblings to the reference database using manual and probabilistic approaches. Both questionnaires showed high sensitivity (>96 per cent) and specificity (>97 per cent) in recording siblings’ vital status. Respondents underestimated the age of living siblings, and age at and time since death of deceased siblings. These reporting errors introduced downward biases in mortality estimates. The revised questionnaire improved reporting of age of living siblings but not of age at or timing of deaths.

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  • Bruno Masquelier & Mufaro Kanyangarara & Gilles Pison & Almamy Malick Kanté & Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye & Laetitia Douillot & Géraldine Duthé & Cheikh Sokhna & Valérie Delaunay & Stéphane Helleringer, 2021. "Errors in reported ages and dates in surveys of adult mortality: A record linkage study in Niakhar (Senegal)," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 75(2), pages 269-287, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:75:y:2021:i:2:p:269-287
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2020.1854332
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    1. Bruno Lankoandé & Bruno Masquelier & Pascal Zabre & Hélène Bangré & Géraldine Duthé & Abdramane B. Soura & Gilles Pison & Sié Ali, 2022. "Estimating mortality from census data: A record-linkage study of the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Burkina Faso," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 46(22), pages 653-680.

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