Table 3: Performance characteristic of malaria RDT in different age groups.
|
Age Groups (years) |
RDT Positivity (%) |
Microscopy Positivity (%) |
Sensitivity [95% CI] (%) |
Specificity [95% CI] (%) |
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) [95% CI] (%) |
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) [95% CI] (%) |
|
15-25 |
89 (87.3) |
85 (86.7) |
95.51 [88.89-98.76] |
97.71 [94.25-99.37] |
95.43 [88.78-98.21] |
97.76 [94.35-99.13] |
|
26-36 |
6 (5.9) |
9 (9.2) |
75.00 [42.81-94.51] |
72.73 [39.03-93.98] |
75.00 [51.99-89.26] |
72.73 [48.40-88.34] |
|
36-45 |
4 (3.9) |
2 (2.0) |
50.00 [6.76-93.24] |
77.78 [39.99-97.19] |
50.00 [17.27-82.73] |
77.78 [55.29-90.83] |
|
46-50 |
3 (2.9) |
2 (2.0) |
66.67 [9.43-99.16] |
83.33 [35.88-99.58] |
66.67 [21.98-93.42] |
77.78 [39.99-97.19] |
|
Total |
102 (35.3) |
98 (33.9) |
96.08 [90.26-98.92] |
97.95 [94.83-99.44] |
96.08 [90.27-98.48] |
97.95 [94.81-99.21] |