Table 4.
Main outcomes: agreement between clinical observers and técnicos de medicina (n = 127)
Domain | Percentage of 127 patient encounters in which COs and TMs agreed, with 95% C.I. | |
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Crude estimate | Adjusted estimate* | |
Determination of WHO clinical stage of HIV-related illness | 37.0 (28.5, 45.5) | 37.6 (27.0, 48.2) |
Management of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis | 72.4 (64.6, 80.3) | 71.6 (60.6, 82.6) |
Management of antiretroviral therapy | 78.0 (70.6, 85.3) | 75.5 (66.0, 85.0) |
Diagnosis and management of adverse drug reactions | 72.3 (63.4, 81.2) | 69.7 (57.3, 82.0) |
Diagnosis and management of opportunistic and other infections | 53.2 (44.3, 62.0) | 49.1 (35.4, 62.9) |
Agreement on clinical stage, co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, antiretroviral therapy, adverse drug reactions, and opportunistic or other infection | 12.6 (6.7, 18.4) | 10.6 (3.7, 17.6) |
Notes: *Estimates adjusted for sampling probability and for clustering among patients seen by the same técnico de medicina.