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Table 2 Completeness of identifiers from both sources

From: The promise of record linkage for assessing the uptake of health services in resource constrained settings: a pilot study from South Africa

Identifier

Percentage of individuals with complete information

 

From Agincourt HDSS (n = 93 507)

From Agincourt Health Centre (n = 10790)

First name

100.00

100.00

Surname

100.00

100.00

Other first name

35.57

6.14

Sex

100.00

99.95

Date of birth

100.00

100.00

Village

100.00

81.17

Household member first name

98.48

77.29

Household member surname

98.48

76.60

ID number

67.14

1.55

Telephone number

37.48

26.67