Table 2 Use of diagnostics to patients with and without fever in pre- and post-RDT implementation HDSS areas
Characteristic | Ifakara HDSS (pre-RDT implementation area) | Rufiji HDSS (post-RDT implementation area) | P-value (site) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | %(95%CI) | n/N | %(95%CI) | ||
All patients tested by either RDT or microscopy | 354/761 | 46.5 (36.3-57.1) | 441/710 | 62.1 (50.3-72.6) | 0.05 |
RDT | 132/761 | 17.4 (11.0-26.2) | 309/710 | 43.5 (32.4-55.4) | < 0.01 |
Microscopy | 242/761 | 31.8 (28.5-35.2) | 132/710 | 18.6 (15.8-21.7) | 0.05 |
Correct testing: Patients with fever tested either RDT or microscopy | 314/627 | 50.1 (38.9-61.2) | 400/620 | 64.5 (51.8-75.5) | 0.09 |
RDT | 123/627 | 19.6 (12.4-29.6) | 282/620 | 45.5 (33.3-58.2) | < 0.01 |
Microscopy | 210/627 | 33.5 (29.8-37.3) | 118/620 | 19.0 (16.0-22.3) | 0.04 |
Over-testing: Patients without fever tested with either RDT or microscopy | 40/134 | 29.9 (16.5-47.9) | 41/90 | 45.6 (32.9-58.8) | 0.15 |
High season | 5/60 | 8.3 (3.6-18.0) | 26/56 | 46.4 (33.2-60.2) | <0.01 |
Low season | 35/74 | 47.3 (24.0-71.9) | 15/34 | 44.1 (22.0-68.9) | 0.86 |