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Table 4 Estimates of prevalence (P), intracluster correlation coefficients (ICC), their respective 95% CI, design effect (Deff), and mean cluster size (n a ) for categorical variables of process during pregnancy

From: Intracluster correlation coefficients for the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): methodological and practical implications

Variable

P (%)

ICC

95% CI for ICC

Deff

na

Healthcare facility used for prenatal care:

    

   Primary health care unit

71.3

0.117

0.044-0.191

31.1

256

   Hospital

34.3

0.185

0.079-0.291

46.2

256

   Private clinic

9.3

0.051

0.015-0.086

15.9

256

   Other

0.3

0.005

<0.001-0.011

2.4

256

   Without prenatal care

3.2

0.003

<0.001-0.008

2.2

256

Prenatal care by physician

89.7

0.195

0.085-0.305

64.5

256

Start of prenatal care (1st trimester)

64.8

0.034

0.009-0.059

8.9

219

Number of prenatal care visits (≥6)

58.8

0.054

0.016-0.092

13.7

231

Ultrasound during prenatal care

98.4

0.001

<0.001-0.004

1.4

254

Physical effort

42.0

0.053

0.016-0.089

14.8

263

Depression

32.5

0.073

0.024-0.122

26.2

263

Anxiety

65.5

0.099

0.035-0.163

38.0

263

Smoking

13.5

0.020

0.004-0.036

7.7

265

Use of alcohol

15.9

0.031

0.008-0.054

10.2

263

Illicit drugs use (during or before)

4.9

0.015

0.002-0.027

5.8

265

Vaginal discharge treatment (self-reported)

36.6

0.010

0.001-0.020

4.1

264

Vulvovaginitis:

     

   Bacterial vaginosis

12.9

0.039

0.008-0.069

11.1

160

   Candidiasis

13.5

0.061

0.016-0.106

11.2

160

   Trychomoniasis

1.4

0.011

<0.001-0.023

4.9

160

   Other vulvovaginitis

0.9

0.030

0.005-0.054

6.2

160

Vulvovaginitis treatment (registered)

24.1

0.073

0.020-0.126

15.1

164

Urinary infection treatment (self-reported)

36.3

0.018

0.004-0.032

6.7

261

Urinary infection (registered)

32.9

0.032

0.008-0.057

10.0

209

   Asymptomatic bacteriuria

15.7

0.084

0.027-0.140

23.2

184

   Cystitis

7.1

0.028

0.006-0.050

7.9

184

   Pyelonephritis

2.0

0.003

<0.001-0.008

2.0

184

Urinary treatment (registered)

2.1

0.075

0.023-0.126

18.2

184

Periodontal infection

17.0

0.036

0.010-0.063

14.5

262

Other infection

9.1

0.019

0.004-0.035

7.5

263

   Unknown fever

1.8

0.024

0.006-0.043

11.1

265

   Diarrhea fever

0.9

0.006

<0.001-0.012

3.2

265

   HIV - diagnosis in pregnancy

0.6

0.002

<0.001-0.006

2.1

265

   Pneumonia

0.5

<0.001

<0.001-0.003

1.2

265

   Tuberculosis

<0.1

<0.001

<0.001-0.003

0.8

265

   Sinusitis/tonsillitis

3.4

0.015

0.003-0.028

6.7

265

   Hepatitis

0.2

0.007

<0.001-0.014

4.2

265

   Genital herpes

<0.1

0.001

<0.001-0.004

1.4

265

   Toxoplasmosis

0.5

0.009

<0 001-0.018

3.4

265

Anemia

29.2

0.046

0.013-0.078

13.4

259

Iron replacement

84.9

0.037

0.001-0.063

12.1

264

Bleeding

23.9

0.012

0.001-0.022

4.6

264

   Bleeding in first trimester

12.2

0.006

<0.001-0.013

2.6

264

   Bleeding in second trimester

6.7

0.002

<0.001-0.006

1.6

264

   Bleeding in third trimester

6.3

0.013

0.002-0.024

6.1

264