Structured approaches for the screening and diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in a high prevalence region of South Africa
Mark Hatherill, Monique Hanslo, Tony Hawkridge, Francesca Little, Lesley Workman, Hassan Mahomed, Michele Tameris, Sizulu Moyo, Hennie Geldenhuys, Willem Hanekom, Lawrence Geiter & Gregory Hussey
Volume 88, Number 4, April 2010, 312-320
Table 5. Observed agreementa among five hierarchical structured approaches for diagnosing tuberculosis, South Africa, 2001–2006
| System | SATVI | Osborne | Stoltz–Donald | Kibel | Stegen– Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATVI | 79.2 | 92.4 | 81.0 | 81.0 | |
| Osborne | 0.48 | 72.5 | 85.9 | 77.7 | |
| Stoltz–Donald | 0.80 | 0.40 | 76.5 | 78.9 | |
| Kibel | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 80.9 | |
| Stegen–Toledo | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
Κ, kappa statistic; SATVI, South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative.
a Observed percentage agreement for paired individual observations (n =1445) is above diagonal spaces; weighted Κ values are below diagonal spaces.