Table 3.
Interrater diagnostic performance criteria for rapid and presumptive diagnosis of malaria with field microscopy as a gold standard.
| Parameter | AUC (ROC) | p value | Kappa | Youden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | ||||
| Rapid Diagnostic Test | 0.697 | <0.0001 | 0.457 | 0.395 |
| Presumptive diagnosis | 0.506 | 0.7304 | −0.007 | 0.013 |
| Male participants | ||||
| Rapid Diagnostic Test | 0.702 | 0.0035 | 0.492 | 0.404 |
| Presumptive diagnosis | 0.504 | 0.8891 | 0.005 | 0.009 |
| Female participants | ||||
| Rapid Diagnostic Test | 0.695 | 0.0005 | 0.436 | 0.390 |
| Presumptive diagnosis | 0.512 | 0.6156 | −0.013 | 0.023 |
AUC: area under curve and ROC: receiver operative characteristic. Kappa <0.20: poor, 0.41–0.60: moderate, 0.61–0.80: good, and 0.81–1: very good. p is significant at 0.05.