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Table 6 ROC analysis of 4-question screening tool against the EPDS (using ≥13 as the cut-point)

From: Validation of a brief mental health screening tool for pregnant women in a low socio-economic setting

	Score	Phase 1 (n = 30)				Phase 2 (n = 36)
	Score	AUC	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	% correctly classified	AUC	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	% correctly classified
4-item screening tool	≥1	0.841	88.89	28.57	46.67	0.959	100	35.71	48.57
4-item screening tool	≥2	0.841	88.89	66.67	73.33	0.959	100	67.86	74.29
4-item screening tool	≥3	0.841	66.67	90.48	83.33	0.959	85.71	96.43	94.29
4-item screening tool	4	0.841	33.33	100	80.00	0.959	0	100	80.00
3-item^a screening tool	≥1	0.865	88.89	52.38	63.33	0.928	100	42.86	54.29
3-item^a screening tool	≥2	0.865	77.78	90.48	86.67	0.928	85.71	92.86	91.43
3-item^a screening tool	3	0.865	33.33	100	80.00	0.928	14.29	100	82.86

^awithout the anhedonia question

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