Table 3. Sensitivity, specificity and agreement with paediatrician diagnosis for IMCI algorithm applied by nurses in two clinics in Fiji to identify skin problems and classify impetigo among children.
Nurse | No. children seen | Identification of a skin problem |
Impetigo |
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Sensitivity, in % | Specificity, in % | Agreement, in % | Kappa | Sensitivity, in % | Specificity, in % | Agreement, in % | Kappa | ||||||||||||
A | 39 | 95.8 | 86.7 | 92.3 | 0.84 | 66.7 | 90.0 | 87 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
B | 9 | 100 | 75 | 88.9 | 0.77 | 75 | 100 | 80 | 0.55 | ||||||||||
C | 18 | 100 | 66.7 | 94.4 | 0.77 | 66.7 | 88.9 | 80 | 0.57 | ||||||||||
D | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 40 | 100 | 75 | 0.44 | ||||||||||
E | 19 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 66.7 | 100 | 91 | 0.74 | ||||||||||
F | 15 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||||||||||
G | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 75 | 85.7 | 66 | 0.61 | ||||||||||
H | 55 | 97.4 | 75 | 90.9 | 0.77 | 75.0 | 61.5 | 82 | 0.32 | ||||||||||
I | 17 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 50 | 75 | 83 | 0.25 | ||||||||||
J | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 80 | 88.2 | 86 | 0.6 | ||||||||||
Total | 248 | 98.7 | 91.2 | 96.0 | 0.91 | 70.0 | 83.8 | 79 | 0.53 | ||||||||||
Mean | 24.8 | 99.3 | 90.3 | 96.7 | 0.9 | 69.5 | 88.9 | 83 | 0.56 |
IMCI, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.