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Table 2 The accuracy of assigned PR status of identified WRA deaths (MADE-IN process), by informant, year of death, and district*

From: An option for measuring maternal mortality in developing countries: a survey using community informants

 

N

Sensitivity @

Specificityβ

PPV

NPV

Total

189

92 (23/25)

95.1 (156/164)

74.2 (23/31)

98.7 (156/158)

By informant

     

Kader

141

95.5 (21/22)

95.8 (114/119)

80.8 (21/26)

99.1 (114/115)

RT

156

91.3 (21/23)

94.7 (126/133)

75 (21/28)

98.4 (126/128)

By year

     

2004 deaths

88

83.3 (10/12)

92.1 (70/76)

62.5 (10/16)

97.2 (70/72)

2005 deaths

101

100 (13/13)

97.7 (86/88)

86.7 (13/15)

100 (86/86)

By area

     

Urban

85

88.9 (8/9)

92.1 (70/76)

57.1 (8/14)

98.6 (70/76)

Rural

104

93.8 (15/16)

97.7 (86/88)

88.2 (15/17)

98.9 (86/87)

  1. * Selected only for cases during pilot phases when all WRA deaths were visited; year of death were 2004 or 2005, villages with both kaders and RTs meeting and result of visit was 'complete'
  2. @ @ The denominator in 'sensitivity' is the true number of eligible PRDs, amongst all the 'WRA deaths to residents in the specified period' listed by the informants. The numerator is the number of these who were identified in the informant list as likely to be PRD.
  3. β The denominator in 'specificity' is the true number of non-PRDs, amongst all the 'WRA deaths to residents in the specified period' listed by the informants. The numerator is the number of these who were indentified in the informant list as likely to be non-PRD