Table 2 Sample related prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antigens in the study sites

Microscopy

312 (44.2)

394 (55.8)

69 (42.8)

67 (62.6)

103 (41.2)

73 (38.8)

Rapid diagnostic test (blood)

 Total PfHRP2/pLDH detected

381 (53.9)

325 (46.0)

94 (58.4)

71 (66.4)

127 (50.8)

89 (47.3)

 Only PfHRP2 detected

362 [95.0]^a

89 [94.7]^a

67 [94.3]^a

120 [94.4]^a

86 [96.6]^a

 Both PfHRP2/pLDH detected

19 [5.0]^a

5 [5.3]^a

4 [5.6]^a

7 [5.5]^a

3 [3.7]^a

Rapid diagnostic test (urine)

 Total PfHRP2/pLDH detected

134 (18.9)

572 (81.1)

27 (16.7)

31 (29.0)

39 (15.6)

37 (19.7)

 Only PfHRP2 detected

119 [88.8]^a

27 [100.0]^a

27 [87.1]^a

32 [82.0]^a

33 [89.2]^a

 Both PfHRP2/pLDH detected

15 [11.2]^a

0 [0.0]^a

4 [12.9]^a

7 [18.0]^a

4 [10.8]^a

Rapid diagnostic test (saliva)

 Total PfHRP2/pLDH detected

217 (30.7)

489 (69.3)

49 (30.4)

57 (53.3)

68 (27.2)

43 (22.9)

 Only PfHRP2 detected

200 [92.2]^a

45 [91.8]^a

53 [92.9]^a

63 [92.6]^a

39 [90.7]^a

 Both PfHRP2/pLDH detected

17 [7.8]^a

4 [8.1]^a

4 [7.0]^a

5 [7.3]^a

4 [9.3]^a