Table 2.
Comparison between PfHRP-2/pLDH RDT and LM for detecting Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mawza District, Taiz Governorate, Yemen
| LM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDT | Positive | Negative | Total | % Agreement (Kc) | p value | |
| Overall | Positive | 52 | 108 | 160 | 77.9 (0.390) | <0.001 |
| Negative | 0 | 328 | 328 | |||
| Total | 52 | 436 | 488 | |||
| Febrile | Positive | 45 | 3 | 48 | 94.0 (0.638) | <0.001 |
| Negative | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 51 | |||
| Afebrile | Positive | 7 | 105 | 112 | 76.0 (0.090) | <0.001 |
| Negative | 0 | 325 | 325 | |||
| Total | 7 | 430 | 437 | |||
PfHRP-2 P. falciparum histidine-rich protein-2, pLDH Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase, RDT rapid diagnostic test, LM light microscopy0, Kc Cohen’s kappa coefficient; % agreement was calculated by summation of the number of positives and negatives by both RDT and LM divided by the total number of cases