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Table 5 Comparison of short period recalls with 14 repeated days 24-h recall as a reference in determining exclusive breastfeeding, Butajira, Ethiopia, 2018

From: One-week recall period gives a more accurate estimate of exclusive breastfeeding practice than 24-h recall among infants younger than six months of age

Test method

Sensitivity %

Specificity %

PPV %

NPV %

AUC

24 h recall

100 (98, 100)

54.4 (47.3, 61.3)

66.3 (60.4, 71.8)

100 (96.8, 100)

0.77 (0.74, 0.81)

2 days recall

99.5 (97, 100)

67.1 (60.3, 73.5)

72.9 (67.4, 78.7)

99.3 (96.1, 100)

0.833 (0.80, 0.86)

3 days recall

96.7 (93, 98.8)

76.3 (69.9, 81.9)

78.4 (72.5, 83.6)

96.3 (92.2, 98)

0.865 (0.83, 0.89)

4 days recall

98.9 (96.1, 99.9)

80.2 (74.1, 85.4)

81.6 (75.9, 86.5)

98.8 (95.8, 99.9)

0.896 (0.86, 0.92)

5 days recall

97.3 (93.8, 99.1)

80.2 (74.1, 85.4)

81.6 (75.6, 86.3)

97.1 (93.3, 99)

0.887 (0.86, 0.92)

6 days recall

95.7 (91.6, 98.1)

82.1 (76.2, 87.1)

82.6 (76.9, 87.5)

95.5 (91.3, 98)

0.889 (0.86, 0.91)

7 days recall

96.7 (93.0, 98.8)

83.5 (77.8, 88.3)

84.0 (78.3, 88.6)

96.6 (92.8, 98.8)

0.902 (0.87, 0.93)

8 days recall

96.2 (92.3, 98.5)

80.2 (74.1, 85.4)

81.2 (75.4, 86.2)

96.0 (91.8, 98.4)

0.882 (0.85, 0.91)

9 days recall

96.7 (93.0, 98.8)

77.8 (71.5, 83.2)

79.5 (73.6, 84.6)

96.4 (92.3, 98.7)

0.873 (0.84, 0.90)

10 days recall

95.7 (91.6, 98.1)

71.0 (64.3, 77.1)

74.6 (68.5, 80.0)

94.8 (90.1, 97.7)

0.833 (0.79, 0.87)

11 days recall

95.7 (91.6, 98.1)

68.1 (61.3, 74.4)

72.7 (66.7, 78.2)

94.6 (89.7, 97.7)

0.819 (0.78, 0.85)

12 days recall

96.2 (92.3, 98.5)

68.6 (61.8, 74.9)

73.1 (67.1, 78.6)

95.3 (90.6, 98.1)

0.824 (0.79, 0.86)

13 days recall

97.3 (93.8, 99.1)

68.6 (61.8, 74.9)

73.4 (67.3, 78.8)

96.6 (92.2, 98.9)

0.829 (0.79, 0.86)

14 days recall

96.2 (92.3, 98.5)

64.7 (57.8, 71.2)

70.8 (64.7, 76.4)

95.0 (90.0, 98.0)

0.805 (0.77, 0.84)

  1. PPV-Positive Predictive Value NPV- Negative Predictive Value AUR- Area Under roc Curve