Table 4 Sensitivity and validity of the tool for detection of HCPs’ failures in the correct management of suspected malaria (in Group A as a within-group comparison)
Tool | Simulated Patient (SP) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pass | Fail | |||
Comparison of SP and tool methodologies in detecting HCP failures in CMSM | Pass | 21 | 2 | 23 |
Fail | 4 | 153 | 157 | |
Total | 25 | 155 | 180 | |
Validity measures | Sensitivity | 98.7%; (95% CI: 93.6 – 99.3) | ||
Specificity | 84.0%; (95% CI: 64.1 – 95.4) | |||
Agreement measures | Agreement percentage | 96.6% | ||
kappa | 85.6% | |||
Likelihood ratio (LR) | LR+ | 6.17 | ||
LR− | 0.015 | |||