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Table 2 Comparison of triage scores of expert patients and clinicians

From: Task shifting of triage to peer expert informal care providers at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in Malawi: a cross-sectional operational evaluation

 

Triage score by expert patient

Triage score by clinician

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Positive predictive value (%)

Negative predictive value (%)

Emergency

14

6

33.3

97.3

14.3

99.1

Priority

153

75

78.7

75.5

38.6

94.8

Emergency and priority combined

167

81

85.2

73.7

41.3

95.8