Table 2.
Proportion of video recordings of children with cough or difficult breathing attending outpatient clinics in Tanzania that were reviewed as readable or not readable by the two paediatricians, N = 859
| Variable | With readable video (either easily readable or readable with difficulty) by both paediatricians, n = 711 | With video unable to be read by both paediatricians, n = 148 | Total N = 859 (100) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 286 (79.0) | 76 (20.9) | 362 (100) | 0.010 |
| Male | 425 (85.5) | 72 (14.5) | 497 (100) | |
| Age group | ||||
| Younger children (<12 months) | 340 (79.8) | 86 (20.2) | 426 (100) | 0.020 |
| Older children (12–59 months) | 371 (85.7) | 62 (14.3) | 433 (100) | |
| Temperature at baseline | ||||
| Normal (<37.5 °C) | 563 (84.9) | 100 (15.1) | 663 (100) | 0.002 |
| High (≥37.5 °C) | 148 (75.5) | 48 (24.5) | 196 (100) | |
| History of rapid breathing | ||||
| No | 425 (82.1) | 93 (17.9) | 518 (100) | 0.500 |
| Yes | 286 (83.9) | 55 (16.1) | 341 (100) | |
| Duration of illness | ||||
| <5 days | 565 (80.7) | 135 (19.3) | 700 (100) | 0.008 |
| ≥5 days | 146 (91.8) | 13 (8.2) | 159 (100) | |
| Child's state | ||||
| Awake/calm | 415 (93.1) | 31 (6.9) | 446 (100) | <0.001 |
| Sleeping | 140 (92.7) | 11 (7.3) | 151 (100) | |
| Agitated | 120 (54.1) | 90 (42.9) | 210 (100) | |
| Feeding | 36 (69.2) | 16 (30.8) | 52 (100) | |
Unreadable video recordings include those videos that were available but not readable to either of the observer paediatrician. Bold P‐values indicates significant associations