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. 2018 Jul 27;13(7):e0201238. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201238

Table 5. Sensitivity and specificity of perinatal death outcomes in HMIS register to predict perinatal death outcomes of audit.

OUTCOME Fresh Stillbirth Macerated Stillbirth Newborn Death
Prevalence 95% CI Prevalence 95% CI Prevalence 95% CI
Prevalence Pr(A) 35% (27% - 43.6%) 31% (23% - 39.7%) 34% (26–42.8%)
Sensitivity [probability of stillbirth or newborn death in register given it is classified so in the audit] Pr
(+|A)
95.7% (85.2% - 99.5%) 100% (91.4% - 100%) 97.8% (88.2% - 99.9%)
Specificity [probability of not stillbirth or not newborn death in the register given it is classified so in the audit] Pr
(-|N)
98.8% (93.7% - 100%) 100% (96% - 100%) 97.7% (91.9% - 99.7%)