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Table 1 Summary of input- and quality-adjusted coverage estimates by linking method, facility sample size, and dataset

From: The effect of sampling health facilities on estimates of effective coverage: a simulation study

  

Input-adjusted coverage

Quality-adjusted coverage

 

Admin link

Nearest link

Admin link

Nearest link

Labor and delivery

     

 Original

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

37.2 (30.5–43.9)

40.1 (32.9–47.3)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

38.8 (31.9–45.7)

37.0 (30.0–44.0)

40.8 (33.6–48.0)

39.6 (32.0–47.1)

 Sampled Datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

38.4 [37.9–39.0]

37.1 [36.3–37.7]

40.4 [39.9–41.2]

40.2 [39.8–40.5]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

38.6 [38.3–38.9]

37.2 [36.2–37.8]

40.5 [40.2–41.0]

40.3 [39.6–40.9]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

38.8 [38.5–39.0]

37 [36.8–37.3]

40.6 [40.4–41.0]

39.8 [39.6–40.4]

 Random

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

32.9 (25.5–40.2)

35.3 (27.4–43.2)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

36.1 (29.3–42.9)

32.8 (24.8–40.8)

34.6 (28.2–41.0)

32.3 (24.1–40.5)

 Sampled Datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

36.0 [33.8–36.8]

35.3 [32.7–37.1]

34.8 [33.4–36.0]

32.6 [29.7–34.0]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

35.8 [34.6–36.8]

34.5 [33.0–35.4]

34.1 [32.8–35.1]

32.2 [30.2–33.5]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

35.9 [34.7–36.9]

34.5 [33.6–35.1]

34.7 [34.0–35.2]

32.6 [31.6–33.6]

 Preferential care-seeking

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

45.1 (37.0–53.2)

48.0 (39.4–56.7)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

43.5 (35.6–51.4)

43.2 (34.5–51.8)

45.2 (37.1–53.4)

45.7 (36.6–54.8)

 Sampled Datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

43 [42.1–43.8]

39.2 [38.2–40.8]

43.6 [42.8–45.8]

42.1 [41.1–43.4]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

43.1 [42.9–43.8]

40.8 [39.5–42.2]

44.6 [43.5–45.5]

43.2 [42.5–45.4]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

43.5 [43–44]

40.9 [39.9–42.4]

45 [44.5–45.5]

44.4 [42.4–45.6]

Sick child

     

 Original

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

20.8 (15.9–25.6)

16.8 (12.8–20.8)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

20.0 (15.3–24.8)

19.7 (14.8–24.6)

17.2 (13.1–21.3)

16.4 (12.16–20.7)

  Sampled Datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

20.1 [19.7–20.5]

19.7 [19.3–20.3]

17.3 [16.9–17.5]

17.2 [16.6–17.6]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

19.9 [19.8–20.3]

19.7 [19.4–20.0]

17.2 [17.0–17.6]

16.7 [16.5–17.2]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

20.2 [19.9–20.3]

19.7 [19.5–20.0]

17.2 [17.0–17.4]

16.7 [16.5–17.1]

 Random

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

19.8 (14.5–25.1)

19.2 (14.7–23.8)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

19.9 (14.7–25.1)

19.4 (13.8–25.0)

18.8 (13.7–23.9)

18.4 (13.0–23.8)

  Sampled Datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

19.9 [19.3–20.7]

18.2 [17.3–19.5]

18.1 [17.6–19]

18 [17–18.4]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

19.6 [19.3–20.5]

18.7 [17.7–20.2]

18 [17.8–18.9]

17.8 [17.1–18.7]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

20.1 [19.5–20.3]

19 [18.6–19.4]

18.4 [17.9–19.1]

17.8 [17.1–18.3]

 Preferential care-seeking

     

Exact-Match

Mean (95% CI)

25.6 (19.6–31.5)

21.6 (16.5–26.6)

Census

Mean (95% CI)

21.2 (16.0–26.4)

21.9 (16.1–27.7)

18.4 (13.9–23.0)

18.6 (13.4–23.9)

  Sampled datasets

     

   N = 65

Median [IQR]

21.1 [20.6–21.6]

20.9 [20.3–21.7]

18.6 [17.9–19.4]

18.6 [17.7–20.1]

   N = 90

Median [IQR]

21.1 [20.5–21.3]

20.8 [20.3–21.5]

18.8 [18.5–19.3]

18.5 [17.6–19.2]

   N = 130

Median [IQR]

21.1 [20.8–21.4]

21.4 [20.4–22.1]

18.6 [17.9–19]

18.6 [18.2–18.9]