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A prospective study of response error in food history questionnaires: Implications for foodborne outbreak investigation

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To explore the problem of response error in food history data, a prospective study examined the validity of food questionnaire data obtained five days after the study meal. Unobtrusive observation of 64 persons selecting two different foods at a buffet-style luncheon were compared with subsequent histories of food consumption. The predictive value of a positive response was 0.73 for one food and 0.82 for the second food. The response error measures obtained were then applied to data from a published foodborne outbreak to illustrate the impact of predictive value positive and predictive value negative levels on the significance of a food-illness association. Public health workers engaged in food questionnaire administration and analysis must consider response error and should explore methods of reducing this problem through attention to both interviewer-respondent interaction and questionnaire design.

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  • Mann, J.M., 1981. "A prospective study of response error in food history questionnaires: Implications for foodborne outbreak investigation," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(12), pages 1362-1366.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.12.1362_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.12.1362
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    1. Hoffmann, Sandra & Ashton, Lydia & Todd, Jessica E. & Ahn, Jae-wan & Berck, Peter, 2021. "Attributing U.S. Campylobacteriosis Cases to Food Sources, Season, and Temperature," USDA Miscellaneous 309620, United States Department of Agriculture.
    2. Maximilian Gertler & Irina Czogiel & Klaus Stark & Hendrik Wilking, 2017. "Assessment of recall error in self-reported food consumption histories among adults—Particularly delay of interviews decrease completeness of food histories—Germany, 2013," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-10, June.

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