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. 2022 Apr 2;21:111. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04133-6

Table 1.

Prevalence of Plasmodium spp.

Diagnostic approach N Plasmodium spp. Plasmodium falciparum Non-falciparum
No. of infected %
(95% CI)
No. of infected %
(95% CI)
No. of infected %
(95% CI)
HRP-2-RDTs 1011 41 4.0 (2.8–5.3) 41 100 ND ND
Microscopy 1011 53 5.2 (3.9–6.6) 53 100 0 0
LAMP 1011 190 18.8 (16.4–21.2) 156 82.1 (76.6–87.6) 34 17.9 (12.4–23.4)

HRP-2-RDTs histidine-rich protein 2 based rapid diagnostic tests, LAMP loop-mediated isothermal amplification, N number of samples examined, No number, CI confidence interval, ND not determined