Table 1.
Variables | Observer one (un-standardised assessment)a,c | Observer two (standardised assessment)c |
Breaths per minute counted | 61/250 (24.4%) | 95/116 (81.9%)b |
Counted respiratory rate raised | 15/61 (24.6%) | 49/95 (51.6%)b |
Raised respiratory rate (global opinion) | 22/250 (8.8%) | 12/218 (5.5%)a |
Temperature recorded using thermometer | 61/250 (24.4%) | 103/116 (88.8%)b |
Temperature recorded and raised (> 37.5°C) | 6/61 (9.8%) | 4/103 (3.9%)b |
Fever (global opinion) | 27/250 (10.8%) | Not examined. |
Abnormal chest signs | 53/246 (21.5%) | 31/218a (14.2%) |
a Data collected from both winters b Data collected on consecutive children for second winter only c Denominators vary due to missing data