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In the medical and social research concerning "sexual activity" of man or woman, for example:

Can tampon use cause hymen changes in girls who have not had sexual intercourse?

Nevertheless, clefts were found in both the sexually active and the never-active groups: 20 of their 200 never-sexually-active subjects possessed complete hymenal clefts, as did only 84 of their 100 sexually active subjects

Is the status "sexually-active" usually self-reported by the patients? How trustworthy is this data? What if someone misreport their status? What are some mechanisms to prevent lies?

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  • Did you provide the wrong link? You linked to an article about tampon use by young girls. What does that have to do with your question?
    – Carey Gregory ♦
    Feb 16 '20 at 6:10
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    @CareyGregory The most important variables they studied are related to my title. Just check the abstract
    – High GPA
    Feb 16 '20 at 6:55
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    What other method do you think would be more accurate than self-report?
    – Bryan Krause
    Feb 17 '20 at 19:37

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