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Table 2 Logistic regression odd ratios of having a uRDT or cRDT false positive or negative result by age group

From: Field performance of ultrasensitive and conventional malaria rapid diagnostic tests in southern Mozambique

 

n/N*

Odds Ratio

Likelihood-ratio test

uRDT false positives

 < 5

23/66

1

0.05

 5–< 15

17/68

0.62 (0.30–1.32)

 ≥ 15

4/32

0.27 (0.08–0.86)

cRDT false positives

 < 5

19/63

1

0.19

 5–< 15

12/58

0.60 (0.26–1.39)

 ≥ 15

3/23

0.35 (0.09–1.31)

uRDT false negatives

 < 5

20/2306

1

 < 0.001

 5–< 15

13/1091

1.38 (0.68–2.78)

 ≥ 15

23/818

3.31 (1.81–6.05)

cRDT false negatives

 < 5

19/2309

1

 < 0.001

 5–< 15

18/1101

2.00 (1.05–3.83)

 ≥ 15

31/827

4.69 (2.64–8.36)

  1. * The N includes all positive samples (for the false-positive analysis) and all negative samples (for the false-negative analysis)