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. 2011 Apr 13;88(5):919–932. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9556-7

Table 3.

Performance of scorecard against four sentinel cluster-level indicators of health vulnerability

Vulnerability score
Less vulnerable Highly vulnerable Total %
More than 20% of women in the cluster had less than 3 antenatal care visitsa
No 37 4 41
Yes 2 5 7
Total 39 9 48
Sensitivity 71
Specificity 90
Positive predictive value 56
Negative predictive value 95
More than 10% of women in the cluster had a home deliverya
No 35 1 36
Yes 4 8 12
Total 39 9 48
Sensitivity 67
Specificity 97
Positive predictive value 89
Negative predictive value 90
Neonatal mortality rate for the cluster more than 18 per 1,000 live birthsa
No 30 6 36
Yes 9 3 12
Total 39 9 48
Sensitivity 25
Specificity 83
Positive predictive value 33
Negative predictive value 77
More than 25% of infants in cluster low birth weight (<2,500 g)a
No 23 6 29
Yes 16 3 3
Total 39 9 48
Sensitivity 16
Specificity 79
Positive predictive value 33
Negative predictive value 59

PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value

aCut-offs based on 75th centile