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. 2017 Dec 15;2(1):408. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v2i1.408

Supplemental Table 2: Distribution of individual characteristics in the dataset matched using point-of-contact interactive record linkage (PIRL) compared with those matched using a purely automated probabilistic approach using a full and limited algorithm, by match score threshold.

Abbreviations: HDSS - health and demographic sentinel surveillance

* Statistical differences tested for significance with chi-square (𝜒2) or Fisher's Exact tests

a This question was only given to individuals aged 15 years or older

b This question was only given to females between 15 and 49 years of age

c This question was only given to individuals between 5 and 25 years of age

Automated: full algorithm Automated: limited algorithm


PIRL match Threshold=10%ile Threshold=50%ile Threshold=90%ile Threshold=10%ile Threshold=50%ile Threshold=90%ile






Characteristic n (%) n (%) p-value* n (%) p-value* n (%) p-value* n (%) p-value* n (%) p-value* n (%) p-value*
Total matched (PPV) 2,612 2,612 (55.1) 1,579 (70.3) 292 (84.6) 2602 (58.4) 1,514 (75.2) 288 (84.7)
Sex
Female 2,061 (78.9) 2,036 (78.0) 0.4004 1,185 (75.1) 0.0038 213 (73.0) 0.0191 2,059 (79.1) 0.8409 1,158 (76.5) 0.0706 209 (72.6) 0.0133
Male 551 (21.1) 576 (22.1) 394 (25.0) 79 (27.1) 543 (20.9) 356 (23.5) 79 (27.4)
Age, in years
<5 125 (4.8) 198 (7.6) <0.0001 132 (8.4) <0.0001 46 (15.8) <0.0001 198 (7.6) <0.0001 122 (8.1) 0.0013 33 (11.5) <0.0001
5-17 393 (15.1) 464 (17.8) 239 (15.2) 35 (12.0) 453 (17.4) 211 (14.0) 34 (11.8)
18-34 1,384 (53.0) 1,301 (49.9) 770 (48.8) 125 (42.8) 1,325 (51.0) 765 (50.6) 121 (42.0)
35-49 522 (20.0) 433 (16.6) 301 (19.1) 68 (23.3) 437 (16.8) 296 (19.6) 74 (25.7)
50-64 160 (6.1) 162 (6.2) 105 (6.7) 15 (5.1) 144 (5.5) 99 (6.5) 23 (8.0)
65+ 28 (1.1) 52 (2.0) 30 (1.9) 3 (1.0) 43 (1.7) 20 (1.3) 3 (1.0)
Village of residence
Kisesa 999 (38.3) 982 (37.6) 0.9340 586 (37.1) 0.8100 111 (38.0) 0.3320 981 (37.7) 0.6773 531 (35.1) 0.3071 73 (25.4) 0.0002
Kanyama 521 (20.0) 529 (20.3) 302 (19.1) 46 (15.8) 527 (20.3) 299 (19.8) 59 (20.5)
Kitumba 424 (16.2) 444 (17.0) 262 (16.6) 48 (16.4) 436 (16.8) 254 (16.8) 49 (17.0)
Isangijo 257 (9.8) 258 (9.9) 176 (11.2) 39 (13.4) 254 (9.8) 177 (11.7) 46 (16.0)
Ihayabuyaga 152 (5.8) 138 (5.3) 89 (5.6) 21 (7.2) 129 (5.0) 87 (5.8) 22 (7.6)
Igekemaja 141 (5.4) 150 (5.7) 94 (6.0) 13 (4.5) 163 (6.3) 94 (6.2) 24 (8.3)
Welamasonga 118 (4.5) 111 (4.3) 70 (4.4) 14 (4.8) 112 (4.3) 72 (4.8) 15 (5.2)

Marital status a

Never married 362 (24.0) 272 (24.1) 0.9997 179 (22.5) 0.4266 33 (22.3) 0.6089 286 (25.3) 0.8668 176 (22.5) 0.7093 26 (16.5) 0.0139
Married once 724 (48.0) 540 (47.8) 403 (50.6) 72 (48.7) 536 (47.4) 391 (49.9) 80 (50.6)
Remarried 175 (11.6) 132 (11.7) 99 (12.4) 22 (14.9) 124 (11.0) 95 (12.1) 30 (19.0)
Separated/Widowed 249 (16.5) 187 (16.5) 116 (14.6) 21 (14.2) 185 (16.4) 121 (15.5) 22 (13.9)

Pregnant at last HDSS round b

No 1,057 (95.7) 758 (95.5) 0.8425 529 (95.0) 0.5292 101 (98.1) 0.3094 769 (95.2) 0.6166 531 (95.5) 0.8862 93 (92.1) 0.1310
Yes 48 (4.3) 36 (4.5) 28 (5.0) 2 (1.9) 39 (4.8) 25 (4.5) 8 (7.9)

Enrolled in school at last HDSS roundc

No 378 (72.0) 282 (67.6) 0.1454 185 (68.3) 0.2725 25 (52.1) 0.0038 295 (67.7) 0.1438 186 (69.9) 0.5422 21 (60.0) 0.1288
Yes 147 (28.0) 135 (32.4) 86 (31.7) 23 (47.9) 141 (32.3) 80 (30.1) 14 (40.0)