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Table 3 Concordance measures of ANC indicators from the ANC card and self-reported questionnaire information

From: Agreement of antenatal care indicators from self-reported questionnaire and the antenatal care card of women in the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 

Concordance ANC card/Self-reported

Discordance ANC card/Self-reported

% Agreement (95% CI)

Kappa (95% CI)

P value

Agreement strength categorya

PABAK (95% CI)

Agreement strength categoryb

P value

No/No

Yes/Yes

Yes/No

No/Yes

Indicator

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Report of the number of antenatal care visitsd (n = 3791)

12.6 (479)

70.1 (2657)

1.0 (36)

6.3 (619)

82.72 (81.43–84.02)

0.50 (0.47–0.53)

<0.001

moderate

0.65 (0.63–0.68)

substantial

<0.001

Report of the last date of menstrual period (n = 3922)

0.4 (16)

72.2 (2832)

0.5 (19)

26.9 (1055)

72.62 (71.22–74.01)

0.01 (0.00–0.02)

0.043

slight

0.45 (0.42–0.48)

moderate

<0.001

Clinical exams

 Weight measurement (n = 3922)

0.0 (1)

96.2 (3773)

0.2 (7)

3.6 (141)

96.23 (95.63–96.82)

0.01(−0.02–0.03)

0.472

slight

0.92 (0.91–0.94)

almost perfect

<0.001

 Symphysis-fundal height measurement (n = 3922)

0.2 (8)

93.2 (3654)

0.3 (11)

6.4 (249)

93.37 (92.59–94.15)

0.05 (0.01–0.08)

0.009

slight

0.87 (0.85–0.88)

almost perfect

<0.001

 Blood pressure measurement (n = 3923)

0.0 (0)

96.4 (3780)

0.1 (2)

3.6 (141)

96.35 (95.77–96.94)

c-0.00(−0.00–0.00)

0.152

poor

0.96 (0.96–0.97)

almost perfect

<0.001

 Gynecological exam (n = 3922)

10.5 (413)

31.5 (1237)

3.9 (154)

54.0 (2118)

42.07 (40.52–43.62)

0.04 (0.02–0.05)

<0.001

slight

c-0.16(−0.19- -0-13)

poor

<0.001

 Cervical cancer screening test (n = 3914)

31.7 (1241)

15.0 (587)

3.8 (147)

49.5 (1939)

46.70 (45.14–48.27)

0.09 (0.07–0.11)

<0.001

slight

c-0.07(−0.09- -0.03)

poor

<0.001

 Dental exam (n = 3922)

61.0 (2391)

1.7 (67)

3.0 (119)

34.3 (1345)

62.67 (61.16–64.19)

0.00(−0.02–0.02)

0.996

slight

0.25 (0.22–0.28)

fair

<0.001

 Breast exam (n = 3917)

45.9 (1796)

9.1 (357)

7.7 (300)

37.4 (1464)

54.97 (53.41–56.53)

0.05 (0.03–0.08)

<0.001

slight

0.09 (0.07–0.13)

slight

<0.001

 Venereal disease research lab (VDRL) test (n = 3923)

0.0 (1)

91.1 (3573)

0.2 (6)

8.7 (343)

91.10 (90.21–91.99)

0.00(−0.01–0.01)

0.68

slight

0.82 (0.80–0.84)

almost perfect

<0.001

Diseases during pregnancy

 Hypertension (n = 3922)

74.0 (2903)

0.7 (29)

0.4 (15)

24.9 (976)

74.76 (73.40–76.12)

0.03 (0.02–0.05)

<0.001

slight

0.49 (0.47–0.52)

moderate

<0.001

 Anaemia (n = 3921)

57.2 (2241)

3.0 (118)

0.5 (18)

39.4 (1544)

60.16 (58.63–61.70)

0.07 (0.06–0.09)

< 0.001

slight

0.20 (0.17–0.23)

fair

<0.001

 Diabetes (n = 3923)

90.9 (3567)

0.4 (16)

0.2 (8)

8.5 (332)

91.33 (90.45–92.21)

0.07 (0.04–0.11)

<0.001

slight

0.82 (0.81–0.84)

almost perfect

0.001

 Urinary tract infection (n = 3917)

47.6 (1866)

25.2 (986)

6.9 (269)

20.3 (796)

72.81 (71.41–74.21)

0.41 (0.41–0.47)

<0.001

moderate

0.46 (0.43–0.48)

moderate

<0.001

 Sexually transmitted diseases (n = 3919)

96.3 (3774)

0.1 (2)

2.7 (107)

0.9 (36)

96.35 (95.76–96.95)

0.02(−0.02–0.07)

0.218

slight

0.93 (0.92–0.94)

almost perfect

<0.001

Vaccination-Supplements

 Tetanus toxoid vaccination (n = 3866)

21.5 (831)

39.1 (1513)

14.5 (562)

24.8 (960)

60.63 (59.07–62.19)

0.19 (0.17–0.22)

<0.001

slight

0.21 (0.18–0.24)

fair

<0.001

 Hepatitis B vaccination (n = 3842)

38.8 (1490)

23.8 (913)

9.9 (379)

27.6 (1060)

62.55 (60.99–64.10)

0.26 (0.23–0.29)

<0.001

fair

0.25 (0.22–0.28)

fair

<0.001

 Prescription of iron supplements (n = 3923)

17.8 (697)

22.1 (865)

3.2 (126)

57.0 (2235)

39.82 (38.28–41.35)

0.06 (0.05–0.08)

<0.001

slight

c-0.20(−0.23- -0.17)

poor

<0.001

Counselling

 Risks of alcohol use during pregnancy (n = 3920)

25.4 (994)

0.8 (31)

0.2 (7)

73.7 (2888)

26.15 (24.77–27.52)

0.00(−0.00–0.01)

0.263

slight

c-0.48(−0.50- -0.45)

poor

<0.001

 Risks of smoking during pregnancy (n = 3920)

24.6 (965)

1.0 (38)

0.2 (8)

74.2 (2909)

25.59 (24.22–26.95)

0.00(−0.00–0.01)

0.189

slight

c-0.49(−0.52- -0.46)

poor

<0.001

 Physical exercises such as walking (n = 3921)

38.0 (1489)

0.0 (1)

0.1 (2)

62.0 (2429)

38.00 (36.48–39.52)

c-0.00(−0.00- -0.00)

0.368

poor

c-0.24 (−0.27- -0.21)

poor

<0.001

  1. aAccording to Landis and Koch categorization as almost perfect (>0.80), substantial (0.61–0.80), moderate (0.41–0.60), fair (0.21–0.40), slight (0.00–0.20) and poor (<0.00)
  2. bStrength of agreement of coefficient PABAK according to Landis and Koch
  3. cnegative estimate
  4. d> =6 Visit