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Table 3 OptiMAL-IT performance during different malaria transmission seasons

From: Seasonal performance of a malaria rapid diagnosis test at community health clinics in a malaria-hyperendemic region of Burkina Faso

RDT

Low malaria transmission season (95% CI)

High malaria transmission season (95% CI)

P

Overall (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%)

74.9(70.9-78.5)

92.9(91.5-94.1)

0.001

88.2(86.7-89.6)

Specificity (%)

87.5(84.8-89.9)

77.2(73.4-80.8)

0.001

83.1(80.9-85.2)

PPV (%)

81.8(78.0-85.2)

92(90.5-93.3)

0.001

89.6(88.1-90.9)

NPV (%)

82.3(79.3-85.0)

79.4(75.6-82.8)

0.04

81.2(78.9-83.4)

  1. P: P value for comparison between low and high malaria transmission seasons.
  2. PPV: Positive Predictive Value.
  3. NPV: Negative Predictive Value.