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) |