Misclassification of sexual history due to faulty recall or reporting bias may be the reason for variability in the association between sexual history and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection seen in studies conducted in different geographical areas. This study aimed to assess the repeatability of questionnaire information on sexual-history variables and their correlates, using information from repeat interviews by six international prospective cohort studies.The pooled dataset included over 14 775 women interviewed on two separate occasions, of whom 5690 returned for a third interview. At each return visit women were re-asked questions on age at first intercourse and number of sexual partners. The six cohorts originated from studies in Denmark, Costa Rica. San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal and São Paulo.Exact agreement between age at first intercourse recalled on separate occasions ranged from 60-85

作者：N F, Schlecht；E L, Franco；T E, Rohan；S K, Kjaer；M H, Schiffman；A B, Moscicki；S W, Duffy

来源：Journal of epidemiology and biostatistics 2001 年 6卷 5期