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Objectives  To systematically review comparative research from developing countries on the effects of questionnaire delivery mode.

Methods  We searched Medline, EMbase and PsychINFO and ISSTDR conference proceedings. Randomized control trials and quasi‐experimental studies were included if they compared two or more questionnaire delivery modes, were conducted in a developing country, reported on sexual behaviours and occurred after 1980.

Results  A total of 28 articles reporting on 26 studies met the inclusion criteria. Heterogeneity of reported trial outcomes between studies made it inappropriate to combine trial outcomes. Eighteen studies compared audio computer‐assisted survey instruments (ACASI) or its derivatives [personal digital assistant (PDA) or computer‐assisted personal interview (CAPI)] against another self‐administered questionnaires, face‐to‐face interviews or random …