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Table 2 Comparison of comprehensive and delivery-only indices using Tanzania (including Zanzibar) Round 1 dataa

From: Measuring the quality of maternal and care processes at the time of delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: development and validation of a short index

 

Comprehensive index

Delivery-only index

Score distribution

 Mean (% of maximum achievable)

12.12 (57.71%)

7.48 (57.54%)

 Maximum (% of maximum achievable)

21 (100.00%)

13 (100.00%)

 Minimum (% of maximum achievable)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

Validation domains and benchmarks

 1. Representation of QoPIIPC dimensions:

  - # of dimensions (out of 5)

4

3

 2. Association of index with overall QoC performance:

  - B coefficient from SLR of total QoC score (p-value)

8.91b (< 0.001)

8.20 (< 0.001)

 3. Association of individual items with overall QoC performance:

  - # items without significant relationship to total QoC score

1

0

  - # items without significant relationship to good QoC score (absolute)

4

3

  - # items without significant relationship to poor QoC score (relative)

3

1

 4. Ability to distinguish between good and poor performance:

  - AUROC good total QoC score - absolute

0.976c

0.924

  - AUROC good total QoC score – relative

0.935

0.918

  - AUROC poor total QoC score - relative

0.940c

0.900

  - OR good total QoC score – absolute (p-value)

51.33 (p < 0.001)

10.00 (p < 0.001)

  - OR good total QoC score – relative (p-value)

34.08d (p < 0.001)

16.43 (p < 0.001)

  - OR poor total QoC score – relative (p-value)

0.029d (p < 0.001)

0.072 (p < 0.001)

 5. Range of performance frequency:

  - # of items performed in < 30% of cases

3

2

  - # of items performed in < 40% of cases

5

3

  - # of items performed in > 90% of cases

3

2

 6. Distribution of index score:

  - Coefficient of variation

28.52

30.73

  - % of deliveries with minimum index score

0.35%

0.71%

  - % of deliveries with maximum index score

0.71%

1.77%

  1. aStandardized coefficients and ORs are presented to enable comparison across indices with different numbers of items
  2. bSignificant difference from coefficient for delivery-only index (likelihood ratio test)
  3. cSignificant difference from AUC for delivery-only index (χ2)
  4. dSignificant difference from OR for delivery-only index (likelihood ratio test)