Abstract:Verbal surveys are the most common way of gauging any
population’s health status, but questions remain regarding the accuracy
of the responses they elicit. The present paper compares women’s
self-reports regarding their experiences with reproductive tract
infections (RTIs) and the medical diagnosis that they went through to
ascertain the presence or otherwise of the infections. Weak concordance
was found between women’s self-reports and the medical diagnosis, with
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