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Table 4 Kappa Scores for Knowledge Indicators

From: Can local staff reliably assess their own programs? A confirmatory test-retest study of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling data collectors in Uganda

No.

Indicator

Interviewer Agreement

Disagreement

Kappa

Strength of Agreement

yes

no

yes & no

no & yes

1

Know of at least one STI other than HIV

11

170

7

2

0.69

Substantial

2

Know whether HIV is transmitted via Mosquitoes

53

106

19

12

0.65

Substantial

3

Know whether HIV is transmitted via sharing toilets

27

141

15

7

0.64

Substantial

4

Know at least two signs of STI in females

37

116

29

8

0.54

Moderate

5

Know at least two signs of STI in males

105

45

28

12

0.54

Moderate

6

Know at least one way that the risk of mother to child transmission can be reduced

10

164

10

6

0.51

Moderate

7

Know that HIV can be transmitted to an infant during breastfeeding

46

99

27

18

0.49

Moderate

8

Knows the risk of mother to child transmission can be reduced

7

168

10

5

0.44

Moderate

9

Knows HIV can be transmitted to an infant during delivery

32

114

22

22

0.43

Moderate

10

Know where to get treatment for STI

13

151

21

5

0.43

Moderate

11

Know whether HIV is transmitted via sharing utensils

23

127

28

11

0.42

Moderate

12

Know whether HIV is transmitted via touching infected person

9

159

14

7

0.4

Moderate

13

Know whether HIV is transmitted via sharing food with infected person

16

141

23

10

0.39

Fair

14

Know the three strategies to prevent HIV infection

164

5

14

7

0.27

Fair

15

Know that HIV can be transmitted to an infant during pregnancy

109

22

23

36

0.22

Fair

16

Know whether HIV is transmitted via witchcraft

6

150

19

14

0.17

Slight

17

Know at least two actions to take if they have an STI

81

31

44

34

0.12

Slight

 

Mean Values

    

0.43