Table 4.
Agreement of the three techniques with the ‘standard’ (combined results of the three methods) in diagnosing intestinal parasite infections among school children in Wosha Soyama Primary School, Wondo Genet, southern Ethiopia
| Methods | Intestinal parasites | Kappa-value |
|---|---|---|
| Mini Parasep® SF faecal parasite concentrator | A. lumbricoides | 0.93 |
| Hookworms | 0.56 | |
| S. mansoni | 0.87 | |
| T. trichiura | 0.68 | |
| H. nana | 0.94 | |
| Kato-Katz | A. lumbricoides | 0.62 |
| Hookworms | 0.20 | |
| S. mansoni | 0.51 | |
| T. trichiura | 0.81 | |
| H. nana | 0.29 | |
| McMaster | A. lumbricoides | 0.58 |
| Hookworms | 0.71 | |
| S. mansoni | NA | |
| T. trichiura | 0.29 | |
| H. nana | 0.81 |
NA, not available.