Table 5 Diagnostic performance of the RDT after correcting for the influence of other febrile illnesses and previous antimalarial intake per season
True positive n (%) | True negative n (%) | False positive n (%) | False negative n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Performance if bBSI, UTI, vGII and previous antimalarial intake are excluded | ||||
Whole season (N = 583) | 320 (54.9) | 162 (27.8) | 95 (16.3) | 6 (1.0) |
Dry season (N = 280) | 89 (31.8) | 127 (45.4) | 61 (21.8) | 3 (1.1) |
Rainy season (N = 303) | 231 (76.2) | 35 (11.5) | 34 (11.2) | 3 (1.0) |
Performance after exclusion of bBSI | ||||
Whole season (N = 642) | 328 (51.1) | 190 (29.6) | 118 (18.4) | 6 (0.9) |
Dry season (N = 326) | 91 (27.9) | 153 (46.9) | 79 (24.2) | 3 (0.9) |
Rainy season (N = 316) | 237 (75.0) | 37 (11.7) | 39 (12.3) | 3 (0.9) |
Performance after exclusion of UTI | ||||
Whole season (N = 671) | 329 (49.0) | 201 (30.0) | 135 (20.1) | 6 (0.9) |
Dry season (N = 342) | 97 (28.4) | 159 (46.5) | 83 (24.3) | 3 (0.9) |
Rainy season (N = 329) | 232 (70.5) | 42 (12.8) | 52 (15.8) | 3 (0.9) |
Performance after exclusion of vGII | ||||
Whole season (N = 647) | 326 (50.4) | 188 (29.1) | 127 (19.6) | 6 (0.9) |
Dry season (N = 318) | 94 (29.6) | 147 (46.2) | 74 (23.3) | 3 (0.9) |
Rainy season (N = 329) | 232 (70.5) | 41 (12.5) | 53 (16.1) | 3 (0.9) |
Performance if UTI and vGII are excluded | ||||
Whole season (N = 615) | 325 (52.8) | 171 (27.8) | 113 (18.4) | 6 (1.0) |
Dry season (N = 295) | 94 (31.9) | 133 (45.1) | 65 (22.0) | 3 (1.0) |
Rainy season (N = 320) | 231 (72.2) | 38 (11.9) | 48 (15.0) | 3 (0.9) |
Performance if antimalarial intake in the previous 2 weeks is excluded | ||||
Whole season (N = 648) | 333 (51.4) | 182 (28.1) | 127 (19.6) | 6 (0.9) |
Dry season (N = 318) | 97 (30.5) | 143 (45.0) | 75 (23.6) | 3 (0.9) |
Rainy season (N = 330) | 236 (71.5) | 39 (11.8) | 52 (15.8) | 3 (0.9) |