Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value, segregated by gender
Characteristic | Malaria cases (Pos vs Neg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHV vs microscopy | MLT vs microscopy | |||
PE % | (95% CI) | PE % | (95% CI) | |
Overall | ||||
Sensitivity | 91.1 | (82.6, 96.4) | 91.6 | (83.4, 96.5) |
Specificity | 88.8 | (81.6, 93.9) | 91.2 | (84.5, 95.7) |
Positive predictive value | 84.7 | (75.3, 91.6) | 88.4 | (79.7, 94.3) |
Negative predictive value | 93.6 | (87.3, 97.4) | 93.7 | (87.4, 97.4) |
Male | ||||
Sensitivity | 85 | (62.1, 96.8) | 86.4 | (65.1, 97.1) |
Specificity | 91.2 | (76.3, 98.1) | 94.1 | (80.3, 99.3) |
Positive predictive value | 85 | (62.1, 96.8) | 90.5 | (69.6, 98.8) |
Negative predictive value | 91.2 | (76.3, 98.1) | 91.4 | (76.9, 98.2) |
Female | ||||
Sensitivity | 93.2 | (83.5, 98.1) | 93.4 | (84.1, 98.2) |
Specificity | 87.8 | (78.7, 94) | 90 | (81.2, 95.6) |
Positive predictive value | 84.6 | (73.5, 92.4) | 87.7 | (77.2, 94.5) |
Negative predictive value | 94.7 | (87.1, 98.5) | 94.7 | (87.1, 98.5) |