Table 1.
Characteristics of VHV performed RDTs and DBS
| Total population | Population with RDT only | Population with RDT and DBS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | –a | –a | 10,857 |
| Number of RDTs | 32,194 | 18,066 | 14,128 |
| Age (years), median (25th, 75th percentile; min, max) | 18 (9, 33; 0.1, 100) | 16 (8–31, 0.1–100) | 20 (10–35, 0.1–91) |
| Sex, % male (n/N) | 50.06 (16,116/32,194) | 50.49 (9122/18,066) | 49.76 (5402/10,857) |
| Residential statusb, % (n/N) | |||
| Migrant | 13.71 (4415/32,191) | 15.74 (2844/18,063) | 13.11 (1423/10,857) |
| Village resident | 45.92 (14,783/32,191) | 48.85 (8826/18,063) | 39.87 (4329/10,857) |
| Forest dweller | 40.36 (12,993/32,191) | 35.39 (6393/18,063) | 47.02 (5105/10,857) |
| RDT, % (n/N) | |||
| Negative | 99.84 (32,144/32,194) | 99.83 (18,036/18,066) | 99.86 (14,108/14,128) |
| Pf+ | 0.04 (13/32,194) | 0.03 (6/18,066) | 0.05 (7/14,128) |
| Pv+ | 0.11 (34/32,194) | 0.12 (22/18,066) | 0.08 (12/14,128) |
| Mixed | 0.01 (3/32,194) | 0.01 (2/18,066) | 0.01 (1/14,128) |
| qPCRc, % (n/N) | |||
| Negative | N/A | N/A | 96.82 (12,738/13,157) |
| Pf+ | N/A | N/A | 1.57 (207/13,157) |
| Pv+ | N/A | N/A | 0.93 (123/13,157) |
| Mixed | N/A | N/A | 0.68 (89/13,157) |
DBS dried blood spot, IQR interquartile range, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pv Plasmodium vivax, qPCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction, R range, RDT rapid diagnostic test, VHV village health volunteer
aIndividual participant identifiers were only given to consenting participants upon DBS sampling
bResidency data missing for 3 participants
cqPCR detection only performed in participants consenting to DBS collection and N/A for 971 due to insufficient sample