Table 3.
Percentage of readings by species and reading on thin smear
| Result | Expert 1 | Expert 2 | Qualified 1 | Qualified 2 | Qualified 3 | Any One Reading* |
| Positive | 69% | 78% | 69% | 50% | 75% | 92% |
| Pf | 76% | 89% | 88% | 94% | 89% | 79% |
| Pfm | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 12% |
| Pfmo | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Pfo | 4% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Pm | 4% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 0% |
| Po | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
* positive or non-P. falciparum species if any reader identified
Pf = P. falciparum, Pfm = Pf & P. malariae mix, Pfmo = Pfm & P. ovale mix
Pfo = Pf + P. ovale mix, Pm = P. malariae, Po = P. ovale