4. Methodological quality by RDT type.
Test type | Test evaluations | Representative spectrum | Adequate reference standard | Blinded reference standard | Blinded index test |
Type 1 | 71 | 38 (54%) | 18 (25%) | 44 (62%) | 50 (70%) |
Type 2 | 8 | 2 (25%) | 4 (50%) | 6 (75%) | 7 (88%) |
Type 3 | 5 | 4 (80%) | 2 (40%) | 4 (80%) | 4 (80%) |
Type 4 | 17 | 9 (53%) | 5 (29%) | 10 (59%) | 12 (71%) |
Type 5 | 3 | 1 (33%) | 3 (100%) | 2 (67%) | 3 (100%) |
Test for difference between types | P = 0.54 | P = 0.05 | P = 0.93 | P = 0.84 |