Table 4.
Latent class analysis (LCA) estimates of sensitivity and specificity and LCA model of prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni by school with 95% CIs for each diagnostic method
Diagnostic method | Sensitivity | Specificity |
---|---|---|
Kato-Katz | 84.4% (76.0–92.9) | 100% (NA) |
Urine-CCA | 99.1% (97.3–100) | 89.3% (80.9–97.6) |
SEA-ELISA | 97.7% (95.1–100) | 49.5% (39.4–59.6) |
DNA-TaqMan® | 90.2% (84.2–96.2) | 57.5% (48.6–66.5) |
School name | Prevalence by LCA model | |
Walakuba | 75.7% (62.9–88.5) | |
Runga | 100.0% (NA) | |
Bugoigo | 49.7% (35.0–64.5) | |
Biiso | 27.0% (12.2–41.9) | |
Busingiro | 9.6% (9.0–18.4) |