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Table 3 Comparing the Deki Reader and visual interpretation (from DHIS data) for malaria positivity rates in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom pilot facilities

From: The role of the Deki Reader™ in malaria diagnosis, treatment and reporting: findings from an Africare pilot project in Nigeria

Month

Data from Deki Reader/Fionet

Data from DHIS 2.0

Chi square (p-value)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Fever cases tested with RDT

Positive RDT results

Proportion of positive tests (%)

Fever cases tested with RDT

Positive RDT results

Proportion of positive tests (%)

June

466

115

24.7

904

474

52.4

96.65 (<.0.001)

0.30 (0.23 to 0.38)

July

243

51

21.0

825

458

55.5

89.71 (<.0.001)

0.21 (0.15 to 0.30)

August

268

83

31.0

727

355

48.8

25.35 (<.0.001)

0.47 (0.34 to 0.64)

September

330

80

24.2

611

249

40.8

25.66 (<.0.001)

0.47 (0.34 to 0.63)

October

423

93

22.0

1225

783

63.9

222.03 (<.0.001)

0.16 (0.12 to 0.21)

November

397

79

19.9

1195

509

42.6

129.37 (<.0.001)

0.22 (0.16 to 0.29)

December

294

71

24.2

1027

547

53.3

77.81 (<.0.001)

0.28 (0.21 to 0.38)

Total

2421

572

23.6

6535

3375

51.6

562.63 (<.0.001)

0.29 (0.26 to 0.32)