Table 2.

Comparison of microscopy, PCR genotyping and PfHRP-2 RDT results from the samples collected in April 2015

	PCR−	PCR+	Microscopy−	Microscopy+
Accra (RDT−)	31.6 % (12/38)	68.4 % (26/38)	47.4 % (18/38)	52.6 % (20/38)
Cape Coast (RDT−)	75 % (36/48)	25 % (12/48)	97.9 % (47/48)	2.1 % (1/48)
Accra (RDT+)	17.5 % (20/114)	82.5 % (94/114)	52.6 % (60/114)	47.4 % (54/114)
Cape Coast (RDT+)	73.1 % (19/26)	26.9 % (7/26)	96.2 % (25/26)	3.8 % (1/26)

PCR− P. falciparum negative by PCR genotyping, PCR+ P. falciparum positive by PCR genotyping, microscopy− P. falciparum negative by microscopy, microscopy+ P. falciparum positive by microscopy, RDT+ sample produced a positive PfHRP-2 RDT test strip, RDT− sample produced a negative PfHRP-2 RDT test strip. A total of 114/152 and 38/152 positive and negative branded RDT kits respectively were collected from Accra and 26/74 positive and 48/74 negative branded RDT kits respectively were collected from Cape Coast