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Table 4 Measure of agreement and screening test accuracy of the HEWs blood pressure classification when compared to health professionals in northwest Ethiopia, June–October 2020

From: Trained health extension workers correctly identify high blood pressure in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a diagnostic accuracy study

Parameters

Value (%) (95% CI)

Percent agreement

97.3 (96.4, 98.2)

Kappa

91.2 (88.0, 94.0)

Sensitivity

90.8 (89.6, 92.0)

Specificity

98.8 (98.1, 99.5)

Positive predictive value

95.0 (92.1, 97.9)

Negative predictive value

97.8 (97.3, 98.3)

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