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. 2015 May 16;15:214. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0946-4

Table 4.

Summary of verification data

Identified Lymphoedema Identified Hydroceole
N Lymphoedema PPV (95 % CI) N Hydrocoele PPV (95 % CI) Hydrocoele + hernia PPV (95 % CI)
Malawi
St Montfort/Mafale 23 0.87 (0.653, 0.966) 26 0.92 (0.734, 0.987) 0.96 (0.784, 0.998)
Bereu 8 0.88 (0.467, 0.993) 15 0.93 (0.660, 0.997) 1.00 (0,747, 1.00)
Kasinthula 11 1.00 (0.679, 1.000) 8 0.88 (0.467, 0.993) 0.88 (0.467, 0.993)
Overall 42 0.90 (0.765, 0.969) 49 0.92 (0.795, 0.974) 0.96 (0.849, 0.993)
Ghana
Ahanta West 34 0.94 (0.789, 0.990) 59 0.47 (0.351, 0.617) 0.71 (0.571, 0.815)