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Table 4 Summary of verification data

From: Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana

 

Identified Lymphoedema

Identified Hydroceole

N

Lymphoedema PPV (95 % CI)

N

Hydrocoele PPV (95 % CI)

Hydrocoele + hernia PPV (95 % CI)

Malawi

     

St Montfort/Mafale

23

0.87 (0.653, 0.966)

26

0.92 (0.734, 0.987)

0.96 (0.784, 0.998)

Bereu

8

0.88 (0.467, 0.993)

15

0.93 (0.660, 0.997)

1.00 (0,747, 1.00)

Kasinthula

11

1.00 (0.679, 1.000)

8

0.88 (0.467, 0.993)

0.88 (0.467, 0.993)

Overall

42

0.90 (0.765, 0.969)

49

0.92 (0.795, 0.974)

0.96 (0.849, 0.993)

Ghana

     

Ahanta West

34

0.94 (0.789, 0.990)

59

0.47 (0.351, 0.617)

0.71 (0.571, 0.815)