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Table 4 Agreement of participants in identification of malaria species by health facility (N = 72)

From: Performance evaluation of laboratory professionals on malaria microscopy in Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia

Facility

Participant reader

Reference reader

 

Negative

P. falciparum

P. vivax

Mixed

Total

Agreement

Kappa

Gov’ta hospitals

Negative

125

23

9

0

157

79%

0.70

P. falciparum

1

35

1

25

62

  

P. vivax

1

4

54

1

60

  

Mixed

0

2

0

38

40

  

Total

127

64

64

64

319

  

Private hospitals

Negative

33

6

2

0

41

74%

0.64

P. falciparum

2

11

1

3

17

  

P. vivax

1

1

15

6

23

  

Mixed

0

2

0

9

11

  

Total

36

20

18

18

92

  

Gov’t health centers

Negative

119

21

15

0

155

69%

0.56

P. falciparum

4

35

7

28

74

  

P. vivax

1

6

40

14

61

  

Mixed

0

0

0

20

20

  

Total

124

62

62

62

310

  
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