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. 2012 Apr 20;7(4):e33014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033014

Table 5. Rapid Diagnostic Test (Pf/PAN or PAN) compared to expert microscopy: any malaria species.

Health center Sensitivity % (95%CI) Specificity % (95%CI) Positive predictive value % (95%CI) Negative predictive value % (95%CI)
Shinfa 79.3 (71.7–86.8) 100.0 (95.9–100.0) 100.0 (95.9–100.0) 79.5 (72.0–86.9)
Ambessame 90.3 (84.6–96.0) 93.8 (89.0–98.6) 93.9 (89.2–98.6) 90.1 (84.3–95.9)
Kola Diba 90.0 (83.0–97.0) 96.2 (98.2–99.5) 92.6 (86.4–98.6) 94.7 (90.9–98.5)
Kokit 84.6 (74.8–94.4) 93.9 (90.1–97.8) 83.0 (72.9–93.1) 94.6 (90.9–98.2)
Woreta 100.0 (89.7–100.0) 98.2 (94.8–99.6) 91.9 (78.1–98.3) 97.6 (93.9–99.3)
Deligi 48.1 (29.3–67.0) 99.4 (96.8–99.9) 92.9 (66.1–100.0) 92.4 (88.6–96.2)
Alember 53.8 (34.7–73.0) 98.3 (95.0–99.6) 82.4 (56.6–96.2) 93.4 (89.9–97.0)
Yejube 27.3 (8.7–45.9) 94.9 (91.7–98.2) 40.8 (15.2–64.8) 94.9 (91.7–98.2)
Meruto Lemariam 85.7 (70.7–100.7) 86.5 (81.5–91.5) 42.9 (27.9–57.8) 98.1 (95.9–100)
Jiga 55.6 (23.1–88.0) 97.9 (95.9–99.9) 55.6 (23.1–88.0) 97.9 (95.9–99.9)
TOTAL 79.4 (75.5–82.9) 95.7 (94.6–96.7) 85.3 (81.6–88.5) 93.7 (92.4–94.9)