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Table 3 Malaria positivity by microscopy, RDT and multiplex real time PCR among study participants, December 2019 to March 2020, Ethiopia

From: Evaluating performance of multiplex real time PCR for the diagnosis of malaria at elimination targeted low transmission settings of Ethiopia

Characteristics

Malaria positivity

Microscopy (n = 51)%

RDT (n = 61)%

Multiplex real time PCR (n = 88)%

Sex

 Female (n = 123)

15 (29.4)

17 (27.9)

35 (40)

 Male (n = 148)

36 (70.6)

44 (72.1)

53 (60)

Age group

 0–5

5 (9.8)

5 (8.2)

7 (8)

 6–15

11 (21.5)

13 (21.3)

17 (19)

 16–25

23 (45)

29 (47.5)

38 (43)

 26–40

10 (19.6)

11 (18)

20 (23)

 41–64

2 (3.9)

3 (5)

6 (7)

 ≥ 65

0

0

0