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Table 1 Positive samples (\(\varvec{x}\)) and apparent prevalence (\(\varvec{AP}\), %) with 95% exact confidence interval for malaria by country and diagnostic method

From: True malaria prevalence in children under five: Bayesian estimation using data of malaria household surveys from three sub-Saharan countries

Diagnostic test

DRC (n = 6941)

Uganda (n = 4072)

Kenya (n = 2560)

x

AP (95% CI)

x

AP (95% CI)

x

AP (95% CI)

RDT

2090

30 (29–31)

1210

30 (28–31)

209

8.2 (7.1–9.3)

Microscopy

1523

22 (21–23)

761

19 (18–20)

113

4.4 (3.7–5.3)

  1. RDT rapid diagnostic test