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Table 5 Sensitivity and specificity of OptiMAL-IT in different age groups and 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

Age group (years)

Low malaria transmission season (95% CI)

High malaria transmission season (95% CI)

  

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

P

P*

[0–1]

84.3 (75.5-90.9)

88.2 (83.8-91.8)

94.1 (91.3-96.1)

78.6 (72.5-83.9)

0.001

0.001

[1–2]

82.6 (74.0-89.4)

89.2 (83.0-93.6)

93.5 (90.5-95.8)

76.6 (68.6-83.4)

0.001

0.001

[2–3]

76.6 (68.6-83.4)

89.7 (82.7-94.5)

94.3 (91.3-96.5)

74.7 (64.5-83.2)

0.001

0.001

[3–4]

68.2 (58.4-77.0)

88.6 (79.4-94.6)

92.5 (87.9-95.7)

80.0 (66.2-89.9)

0.001

0.01

[4–5]

58.1 (46.0-69.4)

79.4 (67.8-88.2)

84.8 (77.9-90.2)

77.4 (58.9-90.4)

0.001

0.6

  1. P: P value for comparison of sensitivity between seasons; P*: P value for comparison of specificity between malaria transmission seasons.