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. 2004 Mar 11;5:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-5-4

Table 1.

Clinician and researcher clinical assessments

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