Table 3.
Comparing the Deki Reader and visual interpretation (from DHIS data) for malaria positivity rates in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom pilot facilities
| Month | Data from Deki Reader/Fionet | Data from DHIS 2.0 | Chi square (p-value) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever cases tested with RDT | Positive RDT results | Proportion of positive tests (%) | Fever cases tested with RDT | Positive RDT results | Proportion of positive tests (%) | |||
| June | 466 | 115 | 24.7 | 904 | 474 | 52.4 | 96.65 (<.0.001) | 0.30 (0.23 to 0.38) |
| July | 243 | 51 | 21.0 | 825 | 458 | 55.5 | 89.71 (<.0.001) | 0.21 (0.15 to 0.30) |
| August | 268 | 83 | 31.0 | 727 | 355 | 48.8 | 25.35 (<.0.001) | 0.47 (0.34 to 0.64) |
| September | 330 | 80 | 24.2 | 611 | 249 | 40.8 | 25.66 (<.0.001) | 0.47 (0.34 to 0.63) |
| October | 423 | 93 | 22.0 | 1225 | 783 | 63.9 | 222.03 (<.0.001) | 0.16 (0.12 to 0.21) |
| November | 397 | 79 | 19.9 | 1195 | 509 | 42.6 | 129.37 (<.0.001) | 0.22 (0.16 to 0.29) |
| December | 294 | 71 | 24.2 | 1027 | 547 | 53.3 | 77.81 (<.0.001) | 0.28 (0.21 to 0.38) |
| Total | 2421 | 572 | 23.6 | 6535 | 3375 | 51.6 | 562.63 (<.0.001) | 0.29 (0.26 to 0.32) |