Table 1 Prevalence and performance of diagnostic tests for detection of Plasmodium infection in school-aged children
School name | Walukuba (n = 43) | Runga (n = 50) | Bugoigo (n = 56) | Biiso (n = 49) | Busingiro (n = 49) | Total (n = 247) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Prevalence | ||||||
 Rapid diagnostic testa | ||||||
  Negative | 29 (67.4) | 21 (42.0) | 26 (46.4) | 16 (32.6) | 17 (34.6) | 109 (44.1) |
  Positive | 14 (32.5) | 29 (58.0) | 30 (53.5) | 33 (67.3) | 32 (65.3) | 138 (55.8) |
  95% CI | [20.4–47.4] | [44.2–70.6] | [40.7–65.9] | [53.3–78.7] | [51.3–77.0] | [49.6–61.9] |
 rtPCR-based assays for DBSb | ||||||
  Negative | 10 (23.2) | 8 (16.0) | 24 (42.8) | 5 (10.2) | 2 (4.0) | 49 (19.8) |
  Positive | 33 (76.7) | 42 (84.0) | 32 (57.1) | 44 (89.8) | 47 (95.9) | 198 (80.1) |
  95% CI | [62.2–86.8] | [71.4–91.6] | [44.1–69.2] | [78.2–95.5] | [86.2–98.8] | [74.7–84.6] |
 rtPCR-based assays for EPFc | ||||||
  Negative | 28 (65.1) | 31 (62.0) | 13 (23.2) | 4 (8.1) | 13 (26.5) | 89 (36.0) |
  Positive | 15 (34.8) | 19 (38.0) | 43 (76.7) | 45 (91.8) | 36 (73.4) | 158 (63.9) |
  95% CI | [22.4–49.8] | [25.8–51.8] | [64.2–85.9] | [80.8–96.7] | [59.7–83.7] | [57.8–69.7] |
No. of infected | (n = 33) | (n = 42) | (n = 32) | (n = 44) | (n = 47) | Total (n = 198) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Co-infection (SCH, MALd) | ||||||
  Negative | 4 (12.1) | 6 (14.2) | 21 (65.6) | 36 (81.8) | 43 (91.4) | 110 (55.5) |
  Positive | 29 (87.8) | 36 (85.7) | 11 (34.3) | 8 (18.1) | 4 (8.5) | 88 (44.5) |
  95% CI | [72.6–95.1] | [72.1–93.2] | [20.4–51.6] | [9.5–31.9] | [3.3–19.9] | [37.6–51.4] |