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Table 1 Summary of main features of included articles

From: Malaria distribution and performance of malaria diagnostic methods in Malaysia (1980–2019): a systematic review

No

References

Sample size (N)

Period of sample collectiona

Study design

Study areab

Prevalence by microscopy, n (%)

Pf, Pv, Pm, Po by microscopy, n (%)

Pk by microscopy, n (%)

Mixed infection by microscopy, n (%)

Prevalence by PCR, n (%)

Pf, Pv, Pm, Po by PCR, n (%)

Pk by PCR, n (%)

Mixed infection by PCR, n (%)

1

Jiram et al. [24]

1995

2013–2014

Cross-sectional

Borneo

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

145 (7.3)

116 (80)

9 (6.2)

20 (13.8)

2

Cooper et al. c [5]

3867

2015–2017

Hospital

Borneo

3788 (98)

264 (7)

3524 (93)

0 (0)

3580 (99.5)

283 (7.9)

3262 (91.1)

 

3

Grigg et al. [32]

852

2012–2016

Hospital

Borneo

846 (99.3)

81 (9.6)

 

7 (0.8)

    

4

Grigg et al. c [33]

872

2012–2016

Hospital

Borneo

854 (97.9)

309 (36.2)

529 (61.9)

 

789 (97.3)

300 (38)

482 (61.1)

6 (0.8)

5

Jeffree et al. [34]

470

2012

Cross-sectional

Borneo

11 (2.3)

11 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

  

6

Liew et al. [35]

3757

2016–2017

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

164 (4.4)

164 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

43 (26.5)

43 (100)

  

7

Siner et al. [25]

3002

2014–2015

Cross-sectional

Borneo

5 (0.2)

0 (0)

5 (100)

0 (0)

9 (0.3)

1 (11.1)

7 (77.8)

 

8

Grigg et al. c [36]

414

2012–2015

Cross-sectional

Borneo

414 (100)

   

412 (99.5)

90 (21.8)

268 (65)

2 (0.5)

9

Mohd Abdul Razak et al. c [37]

4257

2008–2009, 2011, 2014

Cross-sectional

Borneo

112 (2.6)

60 (53.6)

  

112 (2.6)

   

10

Britton et al. c [38]

261

2012

Hospital

Borneo

149 (57.1)

   

149 (57.1)

88 (59.1)

56 (37.6)

1 (0.7)

11

Stanis et al. c [28]

129

2012–2013

Hospital

Borneo

109 (84.5)

101 (92.7)

6 (5.5)

2 (1.8)

103 (79.8)

35 (34)

68 (66)

 

12

Fornace et al. 2016c [39]

2006

2008–2012

Hospital

Borneo

1847 (100)

1847 (1847)

0 (0)

0 (0)

346 (100)

33 (9.5)

313 (90.5)

 

13

Jiram et al. 2016 [40]

306

 

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

    

113 (36.9)

59 (52.2)

23 (20.4)

31 (52.5)

14

Othman et al. c [41]

94

2007–2010

Hospital

Borneo

94 (100)

93 (98.9)

0 (0)

1 (1.1)

94 (100)

92 (98.9)

 

2 (2.1)

15

Fornace et al. [23]

1147

2012–2014

Hospital

Borneo

1 (0.1)

   

206 (18)

 

20 (9.7)

 

16

Lee et al. [27]

207

2012–2013

Hospital

Borneo

    

207 (100)

53 (25.7)

152 (73.4)

 

17

Chua et al. [42]

229

2008–2010

Hospital

Borneo

215 (93.9)

214 (99.5)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

226 (98.7)

185 (89.4)

36 (15.9)

2 (0.9)

18

Barber et al. [43]

774

2012–2013

Hospital

Borneo

774 (100)

757 (97.8)

0 (0)

17 (2.2)

    

19

Vythilingam et al. [44]

4353

2009–2013

Hospital

Peninsular

1284 (29.5)

1262 (98.3)

0 (0)

22 (1.7)

    

20

Foster et al. [45]

84

2010–2011

Hospital

Borneo

    

84 (100)

15 (17.9)

69 (82.1)

 

21

Yusof et al. c [9]

457

 

Hospital

Borneo and Peninsular

457 (100)

274 (60)

181 (39.6)

2 (0.4)

453 (99.1)

185 (40.8)

256 (56.5)

12 (2.6)

22

Braima et al. [46]

1623

2006–2012

Hospital

Peninsular

1623 (100)

1522 (93.8)

75 (4.6)

26 (1.6)

    

23

Goh et al. c [7]

189

2008–2011

Hospital

Borneo

189 (100)

186 (98.4)

0 (0)

3 (1.6)

178 (94.2)

134 (75.3)

42 (24)

2 (1.1)

24

Barber et al. c [47]

387

2010–2011

Hospital

Borneo

387 (100)

221 (57.1)

150 (38.8)

16 (4.1)

295 (100)

165 (55.9)

130 (44.1)

 

25

Barber et al. c [48]

18,993

2009–2011

Hospital

Borneo

653 (3.4)

558 (85.5)

0 (0)

95 (14.5)

475 (97.9)

58 (12.2)

345 (72.3)

48 (10.1)

26

Khin et al. c [49]

445

2009

Hospital

Borneo

445 (100)

318 (71.5)

0 (0)

25 (5.6)

343 (100)

 

256 (74.6)

87 (25.4)

27

Norahmad et al. [50]

619

2008–2009

Hospital

Borneo

58 (9.4)

31 (53.4)

      

28

William et al. c [51]

78

2007–2009

Hospital

Borneo

78 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

63 (100)

2 (3.2)

56 (88.9)

5 (7.9)

29

Barber et al. c [52]

220

2009

Hospital

Borneo

220 (100)

184 (83.6)

0 (0)

36 (16.4)

155 (96.3)

9 (5.8)

127 (81.9)

12 (7.7)

30

Daneshvar et al. [53]

188

2006–2008

Hospital

Borneo

188 (100)

60 (31.9)

121 (64.4)

7 (3.7)

    

31

Lee et al. c [54]

47

1996

Hospital

Borneo

47 (100)

47 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

36 (76.6)

1 (2.8)

29 (80.6)

6 (16.7)

32

Gurpreet [55]

520

2000–2001

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

126 (24.2)

126 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

    

33

Vythilingam et al. c [8]

111

2005–2008

Hospital

Borneo and Peninsular

111 (100)

108 (97.3)

0 (0)

3 (2.7)

111 (100)

33 (29.7)

65 (58.6)

13 (11.7)

34

Cox-Singh et al. c [56]

960

2001–2006

Hospital

Borneo

960 (100)

958 (99.8)

0 (0)

2 (0.2)

960 (100)

664 (69.2)

243 (25.3)

53 (5.5)

35

Nimir et al. [57]

382

1998–2003

Hospital

Peninsular

382 (100)

347 (90.8)

0 (0)

35 (9.2)

    

36

Jamaiah et al. [58]

94

1999–2004

Hospital

Peninsular

94 (100)

89 (94.7)

0 (0)

5 (5.3)

    

37

Jamaiah et al. [59]

86

1994–2003

Hospital

Peninsular

86 (100)

76 (88.4)

0 (0)

8 (9.3)

    

38

Singh et al. c [60]

208

2000–2002

Hospital

Borneo

208 (100)

208 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

208 (100)

82 (39.4)

106 (51)

20 (9.6)

39

Koh et al. [61]

31

1996–2001

Hospital

Borneo

31 (100)

30 (96.8)

0 (0)

1 (3.2)

    

40

Norhayati et al. [62]

310

 

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

34 (11)

34 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

    

41

Singh et al. [63]

129

 

Cross-sectional

Borneo

36 (27.9)

31 (86.1)

0 (0)

5 (13.9)

43 (33.3)

32 (74.4)

0 (0)

11 (25.6)

42

Jamaiah et al. [64]

134

1983–1992

Hospital

Peninsular

134 (100)

123 (91.8)

0 (0)

11 (8.2)

    

43

Singh et al. [65]

166

 

Hospital and Cross-sectional

Borneo

68 (41)

62 (91.2)

0 (0)

6 (8.8)

73 (44)

65 (89)

0 (0)

8 (11)

44

Sidhu et al. [66]

64

1984–1988

Hospital

Peninsular

64 (100)

62 (96.9)

0 (0)

2 (3.1)

    

45

Gordon et al. [67]

268

 

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

60 (22.4)

50 (83.3)

0 (0)

10 (16.7)

    

46

Lee et al. [68]

94

1986

Cross-sectional

Peninsular

45 (47.9)

23 (51.1)

0 (0)

22 (48.9)

    
  1. Pf = P. falciparum; Pv = P. vivax; Pm = P. malariae; Po = P. ovale and Pk = P. knowlesi
  2. aTotal of six studies has no data on period of sample collection. Some studies do not explicitly stratify the number of cases in each year
  3. bBorneo including the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia
  4. cStudies with PCR diagnosis derived from a subset of microscopy positive data