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Table 3 False positives and negatives for screening studies with 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: Identifying children exposed to maltreatment: a systematic review update

Study ID, Country

Sample Size

Per 100

False negatives (95% CI)

False positives (95% CI)

False Negatives (95% CI)

False positives (95% CI)

2% prevalence

10% prevalence

Child maltreatment (multiple types)

 Teeuw 2019, The Netherlands [42]

193

0 (0–1)

63 (54–71)

2 (1–3)

58 (49–66)

131

1 (1–1)

45 (34–57)

5 (3–6)

42 (31–52)

124

0 (0–1)

69 (57–78)

2 (1–4)

63 (53–72)

 Schouten 2017, The Netherlands [24]

5592

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

9 (7–9)

2 (1–2)

Dinpanah 2017, Iran [25]

6120

0 (0–0)

2 (1–2)

0 (0–1)

2 (1–2)

Louwers 2014, The Netherlands [26]

18,275

0 (0–1)

2 (2–2)

2 (1–3)

2 (2–2)

Physical abuse and neglect

Sittig 2016, The Netherlands [27]

720

0 (0–1)

13 (11–16)

0 (0–7)

12 (10–15)

720

0 (0–1)

13 (11–16)

2 (0–6)

12 (10–14)