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Table 3 Diagnostic value of RDT with MP as reference

From: Diagnosis of malaria in pregnancy: accuracy of CareStart™ malaria Pf/PAN against light microscopy among symptomatic pregnant women at the Central Hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Parameter

Estimate

Lower—Upper 95% Cis

Sensitivity

91.67%

82.99–96.12

Specificity

53.13%

36.45–69.13

Positive Predictive Value

81.48%

71.67–88.44

Negative Predictive Value

73.91%

53.53–87.45

Diagnostic Accuracy

79.81%

71.10–86.40

Likelihood ratio of a Positive Test

1.95

1.71–2.23

Likelihood ratio of a Negative Test

0.15

0.10–0.24

Diagnostic Odds

12.47

4.20–36.95

Cohen's kappa (Unweighted)

0.48

0.29–0.67