Table 2. Classification of qPCR and Double-Slide Kato-Katz for each type of STH (N = 2,799).
A. lumbricoides | qPCR + | qPCR - | Kappa statistic (p-value) |
---|---|---|---|
Kato-Katz + | 319 (11%) | 716 (26%) | 0.13 (< 0.001) |
Kato-Katz - | 333 (12%) | 1431 (51%) | |
Hookworm | qPCR + | qPCR - | |
Kato-Katz + | 195 (7%) | 14 (1%) | 0.42 (< 0.001) |
Kato-Katz - | 403 (14%) | 2187 (78%) | |
T. trichiura | qPCR + | qPCR - | |
Kato-Katz + | 167 (6%) | 28 (1%) | 0.58 (< 0.001) |
Kato-Katz - | 176 (6%) | 2428 (87%) |