Table 4 Comparison of malaria detection in capillary and venous blood—GFP assay (n = 66)
Marker |  |  | p-value for McNemar’s χ2 test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plasmodium spp. | Capillary | 0.371 (χ2 = 0.800) | |||
Venous | Â | Positive | Negative | Total | |
Positive | 36 | 4 | 40 | ||
Negative | 1 | 25 | 26 | ||
Total | 37 | 29 | 66 | ||
P. falciparum | Capillary | 0.617 (χ2 = 0.250) | |||
Venous | Â | Positive | Negative | Total | |
Positive | 29 | 1 | 30 | ||
Negative | 3 | 33 | 36 | ||
Total | 32 | 34 | 66 | ||
P. vivax/P. ovale | Capillary | Â | |||
Venous | Â | Positive | Negative | Total | |
Positive | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
Negative | 0 | 62 | 62 | ||
Total | 4 | 62 | 66 | ||
Any malaria marker | Capillary | 0.617 (χ2 = 0.250) | |||
Venous | Â | Positive | Negative | Total | |
Positive | 37 | 3 | 40 | ||
Negative | 1 | 25 | 26 | ||
Total | 38 | 28 | 66 | ||