Table 1. Adjustment factors for pneumonia data collected through the Health Management Information System (HMIS) in Uganda, 2013–2016.
Age group | Wakiso District | Mbarara District | Tororo District | |||
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Adjustment factor for healthcare seekinga | Adjustment factor for over/under reportingb | Adjustment for healthcare seekinga | Adjustment for over/under reportingb | Adjustment for healthcare seekinga | Adjustment for over/under reportingb | |
<5 years | 2.57 | 1.47 | 1.97 | 0.86 | 1.50 | 1.11 |
≥5 years | 2.57 | 0.69 | 1.97 | 0.86 | 1.50 | 1.07 |
All ages | 2.57 | 1.08 | 1.97 | 0.86 | 1.50 | 1.09 |
aCalculated as the reciprocal of the proportion of those who reported to seek healthcare at a government health facility (hospital or health center) based on the healthcare utilization survey conducted in 2014;
bCalculated as the reciprocal of the proportion of pneumonia cases that were reported through HMIS relative to the actual number of cases identified in the record count during the validation exercise