Table 3.
Patients infected with P. falciparum N = 101.
| Modified QBC | PLDH | Parahit total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | 98 (94.4–99.5)ab | 95.0 (91.3–96.0)∗a | 70.3 (65.9– 71.2)∗b |
| Specificity | 96 (88.7–99.0)cd | 98.0 (95.1–99.9)c# | 98 (89.2–99.9)#d |
| Positive predictive value | 98 (94.4–99.5) | 99.0 (95.1–99.9) | 98.6 (92.5–99.9) |
| Negative predictive value | 96 (88.7–99.0) | 90.7 (83.7–92.5) | 62.0 (56.4–63.2) |
| Likelihood ratio + | 24.5 | 47.52 | 35.14 |
| Likelihood ratio − | 0.02 | 0.050 | 0.30 |
| Odds ratio | 1176 (131.09–18730.21) | 940.80 (99.17–22239.18) | 115.96 (15.96–2389.96) |
| Relative risk | 24.50 (8.35–97.02) | 10.68 (5.84–13.31) | 2.59 (2.12–2.71) |
| Kappa | 0.94 (0.831–0.985) | 0.912 (0.801–0.940) | 0.59 (0.48–0.62) |
| Overall accuracy | 0.9733 | 96.0 | 0.79 |
| False positive rate | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| False negative rate | 0.02 | 0.049 | 0.29 |
*Statistical significant P = 0.0001 highly significant and #not statistical significant P = 1.
aNot statistically significant P = 1.0000, bextremely statistically significant. P value is less than 0.0001, cnot statistically significant P value = 1.0000. dNot statistically significant P value = 1.0000.