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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2020 Apr 1;38(Suppl 1):e146–e154. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1708802

Table 1.

Source of detection of marijuana use

Source Number Percent of all women (%) Percent of all positives (%)
None 244 67
Any positive 119 33 100
Questionnaire only 6 2 5
Obstetrical record only 8 2 7
Urine only 46 13 39
Questionnaire and urine 12 3 10
Questionnaire and record 4 1 3
Record and urine 27 7 23
All three 16 4 13

Sensitivity of questionnaire = (6 + 12 + 4 + 16)/119 = 32%.

Sensitivity of obstetrical record = (8 + 4 + 27 + 16)/119 = 46%.

Sensitivity of urine = (46 + 12 + 27 + 16)/119 = 85%.