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Table 3 Median CSMF and CCCSMF accuracy across 500 splits

From: Improving performance of the Tariff Method for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies

  

Tariff 1.0

 

Tariff 2.0

 

Difference in CSMF accuracy (%)

Difference in CCSMF accuracy (%)

  

Median CSMF accuracy (%)

95 % UI

Median CCCSMF accuracy (%)

95 % UI

Median CSMF accuracy (%)

95 % UI

Median CCCSMF accuracy (%)

95 % UI

Adult

No HCE

69.5

(69.0, 69.9)

17.1

(15.8, 18.2)

71.7

(71.1, 72.1)

23.1

(21.6, 24.3)

2.2

6.0

 

HCE

74.5

(73.9, 75.3)

30.7

(29.1, 32.9)

77.0

(76.6, 77.5)

37.6

(36.5, 38.9)

2.5

6.8

Child

No HCE

64.2

(63.5, 65.1)

2.7

(0.8, 5.2)

74.4

(73.6, 75.1)

30.5

(28.4, 32.4)

10.2

27.7

 

HCE

70.9

(70.4, 71.5)

20.9

(19.6, 22.6)

78.3

(77.6, 78.7)

41.1

(39.2, 42.0)

7.4

20.1

Neonatea

No HCE

66.3

(65.5, 67.1)

8.4

(6.3, 10.6)

81.3

(80.7, 82.4)

49.2

(47.4, 52.2)

15.0

40.8

 

HCE

67.9

(67.0, 68.9)

12.8

(10.3, 15.5)

82.8

(81.9, 83.5)

53.1

(50.9, 55.1)

14.9

40.3

  1. aTariff 1.0 has 11 causes for neonates vs. the six used for Tariff 2.0