Table 3. Medication prescribed according to assessment of fast breathing by expert and child's age.
All children | Children 2–11 months | Children 12–59 months | ||||
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Expert | Expert | Expert | ||||
Received antibiotics | Fast breathing | Normal breathing | Fast breathing | Normal breathing | Fast breathing | Normal breathing |
Yes | 131 | 71 | 62 | 14 | 69 | 57 |
No | 49 | 286 | 20 | 51 | 29 | 235 |
Agreement (95% CI) | 78 (73–82) | 77 (67–84) | 78 (72–83) | |||
Kappa (κ) value | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.47 | |||
Sensitivity (95% CI) | 73 (63–81) | 76 (61–86) | 70 (59–79) | |||
Specificity (95% CI) | 80 (73–86) | 78 (65–88) | 81 (73–86) |