(KII respondent) Another method that was proposed was the use of a partner notification slip.
Since the study collected both independent and dependent variables simultaneously from the same respondent, common method bias might be a concern [ 78].
However, the respondent selection method appears in both counties to have identified respondents significantly younger (mean age 35.2 vs. 38.3, p<0.01 in Montserrado, 31.7 vs. 36.5, p<0.001 in Nimba) than the identified female heads of households in neighboring households.
In the future, SocialCheck.me plans to add other respondent verification methods, and might expand into an end-to-end hiring suite or add other features.
Counting used product applicators is a relatively simple (though perhaps not really respondent-independent) method for assessing product use in microbicide trials, and investigators consider this a relatively reliable measure of adherence.
All respondent independent methods, but particularly biomarkers and smart applicators, also raise serious questions about trust and acceptability: how willing will study participants be to use products that have been designed on the assumption that they (the participants) are unreliable?
The respondent groups, methods and number and content of these research encounters are presented in Table 2.
In addition, the National Death Index is searched biennially for non-respondents; this method has been shown to have a sensitivity of 98% (Rich-Edwards et al, 1994).
We employed a multi-respondent evaluation method using a structured paper questionnaire to investigate the communication skills of our students in the pediatric outpatient clinic.
Because all self-reporting is ultimately dependent on the truthfulness, memory and accuracy of the study participants, the development and use of respondent-independent methods is seen as a priority.
