Table 1 Overall results of diagnostic techniques
From: Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnosis test Optimal-IT® in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Variable | All age group | < 5 years | > 5 years | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | % (95%CI) | n | %(95%CI) | n | %(95%CI) | ||
Optimal-IT® positive | 113/624 | 18.1 (15.2–21.4) | 32 | 23.5(16.3-30.7) | 81 | 16.6(13.2-19.9) | 0.063 |
Paracheck-Pf ® positive | 150/624 | 24.04 (20.7-7.4) | 36 | 26.5(19.0-34.0) | 114 | 23.4(19.6-27.1) | 0.453 |
Health centre microscopy slides positive | 361/624 | 57.9 (53.9–61.8) | 84 | 61.8(53.5-70.0) | 277 | 56.7(52.3-61.1) | 0.296 |
Expert microscopy slide positive* | 123/624 | 19.7 (16.7 – 23.1) | 33 | 24.3(17.0-31.5) | 90 | 18.4(15.0-21.9) | 0.131 |