Table 2.
Nominal questions, agreement and kappa coefficients for total group (N = 409)
| Text message: brief content |
Total group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No. of pairs |
% agreement |
Kappa |
95% CI |
P-value |
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| 4: child had diarrhoea |
409 |
96.8 |
0.76 |
0.64-0.89 |
<0.001‡ |
|
| 5: child had blood in stools |
21 |
100.0* |
– |
– |
– |
|
| 6: child drank Oral Rehydration Salts |
19 |
84.2 |
0.31 |
-0.27-0.90 |
0.16 |
|
| 7: child drank recommended fluids |
16 |
87.5* |
– |
– |
– |
|
| 8: child drank other fluids |
16 |
87.5 |
0.74 |
0.41-1.00 |
0.002‡ |
|
| 11: sought care for diarrhoea |
10 |
70.0 |
0.35 |
-0.24-0.94 |
0.26 |
|
| 12: why care was not sought for diarrhoea† |
2 |
2/2 agree* |
– |
– |
– |
|
| 13: where care was sought for diarrhoea† |
4 |
3/4 agree* |
– |
– |
– |
|
| 14: child had fever |
365 |
95.1 |
0.71 |
0.59-0.84 |
<0.001‡ |
|
| 15: child had illness with cough |
332 |
88.9 |
0.70 |
0.61-0.79 |
<0.001‡ |
|
| 16: child breathed fast or difficultly |
308 |
97.1 |
0.65 |
0.44-0.86 |
<0.001‡ |
|
| 17: cause of fast or difficult breathing† |
8 |
6/8 agree* |
0.58 |
0.16-1.00 |
0.03‡ |
|
| 18: sought care for child during fever or cough |
55 |
94.5 |
0.77 |
0.52-1.00 |
<0.001‡ |
|
| 19: why care was not sought for fever or cough† |
2 |
2/2 agree* |
– |
– |
– |
|
| 20: where care was sought for fever or cough† | 40 | 65.0* | – | – | – |
|
CI – confidence interval
*Kappa cannot be calculated.
†Non-dichotomous.
‡P < 0.05.