| P. falciparum positivity (%) | P. vivax positivity (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
qPCR (95% CI) (n/N) | us-qPCR (95% CI) (n/N) | p-valuea | qPCR (95% CI) (n/N) | us-qPCR (95% CI) (n/N) | p-valuea | |
Thailand | 1.3% (0.7–2.5) (10/773) | 1.9% (1.1–3.3) (15/773) | 0.074 | 3.90% (2.7–5.6) (30/773) | 5.00% (3.7–6.9) (39/773) | 0.008 |
Brazil | 0.80% (0.3–1.9) (5/651) | 1.70% (0.9–3.1) (11/651) (11/651) | 0.041 | 4.90% (3.4–6.9) (32/651) | 6.50% (4.7–8.7) (42/651) | 0.004 |
PNG | 8.60% (6.8–10.7) (71/828) | 12.20% (10.1–14.7) (101/828) |  < 0.001 | 8.00% (6.3–10.1) (66/828) | 11.50% (9.4–13.8) (95/828) |  < 0.001 |