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Table 2 Parameters used to asses for heterogeneity of included studies

From: Comparing the accuracy of brief versus long depression screening instruments which have been validated in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Instrument

Author

No. of subjects

Prevalence

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

BDI-SF

Leaticia et al. (2005)

155

20

100

83.1

0.98

EPDS

Chibanda et al. (2010)

210

30.4

88

87

0.82

EPDS

Lau et al. (2010)

342

22.2

81.2

80.7

0.89

EPDS

Fernandes et al. (2011)

194

14.4

100

84.9

0.95

EPDS

Figeuira et al. (2009)

245

26.9

86.4

91.1

0.94

EPDS

Tesfaye et al. (2009)

100

11.0

78.9

75.3

0.85

CESD

Chisanga et al. (2011)

659

13.1

73

76

0.78

CESD

Myer et al. (2008)

465

13.3

79

61

0.75

K-6

Tesfaye et al. (2009)

100

11.0

82.4

82.7

0.86

K-10

Baggeley et al. (2007)

61

43.3

74

76

0.77

K-10

Fernandes et al. (2011)

194

14.4

100

81.3

0.95

K-10

Spies et al. (2009)

425

53.3

67

77

0.77

K-10

Tesfaye et al. (2009)

100

11.2

84.2

77.8

0.87

PHQ-9

Lotrakul et al. (2008)

280

6.78

84

77

0.89

SRQ-20

Stewart et al. (2009)

114

30.5

59.2

85.4

0.85

VAS

Puertas et al. (2004)

450

48.5

75.5

63.3

0.69

GHQ-10

Puertas et al. (2004)

450

48.5

93.6

81.1

0.87

SWB-4

Muwhezi et al. (2007)

199

37.3

75.7

86.3

0.87

HSCL-25

Kaaya et al. (2002)

100

11.1

89

80

0.86