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Table 2 Overall performance of private health facilities microscopists in detection of malaria parasites compared to the experienced microscopists

From: Evaluation of malaria microscopy diagnostic performance at private health facilities in Tanzania

PHF readers

Experienced reader

Positive

Negative

Positive

113

9

Negative

21

89

Sensitivity % (95% CI)

84.3% (77–90%)

 

Specificity % (95% CI)

90.8% (83.3–95.7%)

 
  1. PHF private health facility, CI confidence interval