From: Systematic review of the measurement properties of indices of prenatal care utilization
Author, Year | Country | Index | Design | Population and Sample Size | Data Source | Overall Quality |
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Alexander, 1996 [12] | USA | - Kessner - APNCUI - GINDEX - R-GINDEX -PHS/EPPC | Retrospective cohort study | Pregnant women having a singleton live birth in South Carolina N = 169,082 | Administrative health database (1989–1991) | Fair |
Beeckman, 2013 [26] | Belgium | - APNCUI - CTP | Prospective cohort study | Pregnant women seen at medical centres in Brusssels Metropolitan Region N = 333 | Interview (2008) | Good |
da Silva, 2013 [24] | Brazil | - Kessner - APNCUI - IPR/Prenatal Index | Cross-sectional study | Pregnant women seen at primary care services in the municipality of Joao Pessoa N = 238 | Survey (2010–2011) | Fair |
Delgado-Rodriguez, 1996 [27] | Spain | - Kessner - APNCUI | Case-control study | Pregnant women seen at a University hospital in Granada N = 632 | Chart review and interview (1990–1993) | Fair |
Dos Santos, 2013 [25] | Brazil | - Kessner - APNCUI - GINDEX - PHS/EPPC - IPR/Prenatal Index - Carvalho & Novaes Index - Ciari Index - Coutinho Index | Retrospective cohort study | Pregnant women admitted for delivery at public and outsourced maternity hospitals in Greater Metropolitan Vitória N = 1006 | Chart review and interview (2010) | Fair |
Heaman, 2008 [15] | Canada | - APNCUI - R-GINDEX | Retrospective cohort study | Pregnant women having a hospital-based singleton live birth in Winnipeg N = 80,989 | Administrative health database (1991–2000) | Good |
Koroukian, 2002 [19] | USA | - APNCUI | Cross-sectional study | Pregnant women having a singleton live birth in Ohio N = 591,403 | Administrative health database (1993–1996) | Fair |
Kotelchuck, 1994 [10] | USA | - Kessner - APNCUI | Retrospective cohort study | Women with prenatal care information on the birth certificate from the 1980 National Natality Survey N = 9941 | Survey (1980) | Poor |
Kurtzman, 2014 [20] | USA | - APNCUI - LV-APNC Index | Retrospective cohort study | Pregnant women having a singleton live hospital birth in New York State N = 58,462 | Perinatal Database (2007–2011) | Fair |
Penrod, 2000 [21] | USA | - Kessner - APNCUI | Retrospective cohort study | Women with prenatal care information on the birth certificate from the 1980 National Natality Survey N = 7973 | Survey (1980) | Poor |
Perloff, 1997 [22] | USA | - Kessner - APNCUI | Retrospective cohort study | Women with birth certificate data from New York city N = 255,884 | Administrative health database (1991–1992) | Fair |
Rosenberg, 2004 [23] | USA | - APNCUI - Cluster solution | Retrospective cohort study | Women with live birth data from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey N = 3544 | Survey (1988) | Good |
VanderWeele, 2009 [14] | USA | - Kessner - APNCUI - GINDEX | Retrospective cohort study | Women with live birth data from the 2003 National Center for Health Statistics Linked Birth and Infant Death Cohort files N = NR | Administrative health database (2003) | Good |