Table 3.
Sources, comparisons, and disaggregation capabilities for maternal health data within reviewed dashboards (N=80).
| Characteristic | Dashboards, n (%) | |
| Number of data sources reported | ||
|
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1 | 33 (41) |
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2 | 23 (29) |
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3 | 5 (6) |
|
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4 | 6 (8) |
|
|
≥5 | 10 (12) |
|
|
None stated | 3 (4) |
| Specified data sources | ||
|
|
State vital statistics | 47 (59) |
|
|
PRAMSa | 22 (28) |
|
|
State health department | 12 (15) |
|
|
US Census | 9 (11) |
|
|
CDC WONDERb | 9 (11) |
|
|
National Center for Health Statistics | 8 (10) |
|
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Hospital discharge data | 6 (8) |
|
|
Health Resources and Services Administration | 5 (6) |
|
|
Insurance claims data | 4 (5) |
|
|
Maternal mortality reviews | 2 (2) |
|
|
Otherc | 31 (39) |
| Narrative interpretations of data quality | ||
|
|
Completeness or validity | 31 (39) |
|
|
Privacy protections | 16 (20) |
|
|
Biases | 2 (2) |
| Narrative interpretations of meaning | ||
|
|
Definition of variable | 51 (64) |
|
|
Normative interpretation of value | 32 (40) |
|
|
Contextualization with factors influencing valued | 52 (65) |
| Comparisons | ||
|
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Temporal | 63 (79) |
|
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Other geographic areas | 42 (52) |
|
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National data | 25 (31) |
|
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Benchmarks or targets | 18 (22) |
aPRAMS: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
bCDC WONDER: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research.
cSee Multimedia Appendix 3 for a description of other responses.
dIncludes discussion of the influence of sample size on the reliability of estimates as well as policy or environmental influences.