Validation of maternal reports for low birthweight and preterm birth indicators in rural Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracking progress towards global newborn health targets depends largely on maternal reported data collected through large, nationally representative surveys. We evaluated the validity, across a range of recall period lengths (1 to 24 months post-delivery), of maternal report of birthweight, birth size and length of pregnancy.

Methods

We compared maternal reports to reference standards of birthweights measured within 72 hours of delivery and gestational age generated from reported first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) prospectively collected as part of a population-based study (n = 1502). We calculated sensitivity, specificity, area the under the receiver operating curve (AUC) as a measure of individual-level accuracy, and the inflation factor (IF) to quanti

SUBMITTER: Chang KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997365 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature