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. 2013 Aug 27;13:95. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-95

Table 5.

Intraclass correlation, listed by specific assessment areas

  System
Control (Paper-based system) Electronic system
 
 
Included in the electronic protocol
 
Diarrhea
0.33
(0.15-0.50)
0
(0-0.02)
Vomiting
0.39
(0.17-0.53)
0.69†
(0.53-0.85)
Fever
0.1†
(0.02-0.18)
0
(0-0.02)
Cough
0.28
(0.12-0.45)
0
(0-0.02)
Ear problems
0.48
(0.28-0.67)
0.01
(0-0.04)
Ability to drink
0.29
(0.12-0.45)
0.33†
(0.15-0.50)
Convulsions
0.45
(0.25-0.64)
0.01
(0-0.05)
Visibly awake
0.46
(0.27-0.66)
0.03
(0-0.07)
Ability to breastfeed
0.22†
(0.07-0.38)
0.07
(0-0.16)
Ability to eat foods
0.2‡
(0.06-0.34)
0.19†
(0.06-0.32)
 
Not included in the electronic protocol
Child wasting
0.78
(0.64-0.91)
0.91
(0.85-0.97)
Palmer pallor
0.54
(0.35-0.74)
0.72
(0.57-0.88)
Edema
0.42†
(0.23-0.61)
0.69
(0.53-0.85)
Weight-for-height
0.36
(0.18-0.55)
0.43
(0.24-0.61)
Vaccinations 0.35 (0.17-0.53) 0.41 (0.22-0.60)

ICC - Intraclass correlation; † ICC sensitive to one site performance and drops below 0.1 if site removed; ‡ ICC sensitive to two sites and drops below 0.1 if either of these sites is removed.