Sources of prenatal care data and their association with birth outcomes of HIV-infected women

B.J. Turner, J. Cocroft, C.J. Newschaffer, W.W. Hauck, T.R. Fanning and M. Berlin

American Journal of Public Health, 2000, vol. 90, issue 1, 118-121

Abstract: Objectives. Different sources of prenatal care data were used to examine the association between birth outcomes of HIV-infected women and the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization (APNCU) index. Methods. Adjusted odds ratios of birth outcomes for 1858 HIV-positive mothers were calculated for APNCU indexes on the basis of birth certificate data or 3 types of physician visits on Medicaid claims. Results. Claims- and birth certificate-based APNCU indexes agreed poorly (κ

Date: 2000
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