Table 4 Comparison of prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of blood slide microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Test (ParaScreen) by species detected (N = 11,504)
Species | Prevalence | Sensitivity | Specificity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive by BS % | Positive by RDT % | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | |
Pf or mixed (by BS) Vs. Pf/Pan (by RDT) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 51.4 | (45.4–57.5) | 99.0 | (98.8–99.2) |
Non-Pf (by BS) Vs. Pan only (by RDT) | 1.6 | 1.1 | 30.7 | (24.1–38.0) | 99.4 | (99.2–99.5) |
All species | 4.1 | 3.3 | 47.5 | (42.8–52.2) | 98.5 | (98.3–98.7) |