Table 3. Sensitivity of the techniques from D1 until D31.
| TECHNIQUE SENSITIVITY % (95%CI) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KK D1 (95%CI) | MF D1 (95%CI) | MF D3 (95%CI) | MF D5 (95%CI) | MF D7 (95%CI) | MF D9 (95%CI) | MF D11 (95%CI) | MF D13 (95%CI) | MF D15 (95%CI) | MF D19 (95%CI) | MF D23 (95%CI) | MF D27 (95%CI) | MF D31 (95%CI) | |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 87.5 (72.4–95.3) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 82.5 (66.6–92.1) | 85 (69.5–93.8) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 80 (63.9–90.4) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 80 (63.9–90.4) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 80 (63.9–90.4) | 77.5 (61.1–88.6) | 80 (63.9–90.4) |
| Trichuris trichiura | 97.56 (85.6–99.9) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 100 (89.3–100.0) | 97.56 (85.6–99.9) |
| Hookworm | 53.1* (35.0–70.5) | 65.6* (46.8–80.8) | 84.3 (66.5–94.1) | 78.1 (59.6–90.1) | 65.6* (46.8–80.8) | 68.7* (49.9–83.3) | 62.5* (43.8–78.3) | 62.5* (43.8–78.3) | 68.75* (49.9–83.3) | 62.5* (43.8–78.3) | 71.9* (53.0–85.6) | 65.6* (46.8–80.8) | 65.6* (46.8–80.8) |
* Significantly different from the ‘gold’ standard; p < 0.05
KK: Kato-Katz, MF: Mini-FLOTAC; D: day