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Table 2 Agreement between physicians and InterVA model CODs allocation bysocio-demographic characteristics of deceased in Dabat, Ethiopia

From: Agreement between physicians and the InterVA-4 model in assigning causes ofdeath: the role of recall period and characteristics specific to the deceasedand the respondent

Variables number

Number

% agree

Kappa (95% CI)

Sex

   

  Male

186

62.9

0.46 (0.4, 0.6)

  Female

222

56.8

0.32 (0.2, 0.4)

Age in years

   

  15-49

127

67.7

0.59 (0.5, 0.7)

  50-64

140

57.1

0.25 (0.2, 0.4)

  ≥65

141

54.6

0.37 (0.3, 0.5)

Marital status

   

  Single

83

58.5

0.36 (0.3, 0.5)

  Married

325

63.9

0.56 (0.5, 0.7)

Educational status

   

  Illiterate

308

59.1

0.38 (0.3, 0.5)

  Literate

100

61.0

0.43 (0.3, 0.5)

Residence

   

  Rural

306

59.8

0.36 (0.3, 0.5)

  Urban

102

58.8

0.44 (0.3, 0.5)

Occupational status

   

  Farmer

298

58.8

0.42 (0.3, 0.5)

  Gov’t/private employee

110

61.8

0.41 (0.3, 0.5)

Family

   

  1-4

282

58.9

0.37 (0.3, 0.5)

  ≥5

126

61.1

0.46 (0.4, 0.6)

Death place

   

  Home

336

55.7

0.36 (0.3, 0.5)

Health facility

32

62.5

0.50 (0.3, 0.7)

  Other

40

90.0

0.54 (0.2, 0.8)