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Table 2 Malaria prevalence stratified by test method and study site

From: A comparison of thick-film microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and polymerase chain reaction for accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Test method

Study sites

Total (n = 551)

Maroua (n = 123)

Nkolbisson (n = 315)

Bamenda (n = 112)

MP+ (%)

MP+ (%)

MP+ (%)

MP+ (%)

TFM

32 (26)

135 (43)

5 (4)

172 (31)

RDT

67 (54)

175 (55)

7 (6)

249 (45)

PCR

71 (57)

221 (70)

6 (5)

298 (54)

Clinical diagnosis

120 (97)

301 (96)

86 (77)

507 (92)