| |
RDT
|
Microscopy
|
Real-time PCR
|
|---|
|
T1
|
T2
|
T3
|
Total
|
T1
|
T2
|
T3
|
Total
|
T1
|
T2
|
T3
|
Total
|
|---|
|
Ambohitromby
|
n
|
173
|
79
|
99
|
351
|
173
|
79
|
99
|
351
|
173
|
79
|
99
|
351
|
|
Positive
|
13
|
10
|
5
|
28
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
15
|
20
|
12
|
10
|
42
|
|
Prevalence (%)
|
7.5
|
12.7
|
5.1
|
8.0
|
5.2
|
3.8
|
3.0
|
4.3
|
11.6
|
15.2
|
10.1
|
12.0
|
|
Miarinarivo
|
n
|
122
|
65
|
52
|
239
|
122
|
65
|
49
|
236
|
122
|
65
|
52a
|
239
|
|
Positive
|
9
|
7
|
3
|
19
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
28
|
|
Prevalence (%)
|
7.4
|
10.8
|
5.8
|
7.9
|
5.7
|
4.6
|
6.1
|
5.5
|
11.5
|
18.5
|
3.8
|
11.7
|
|
Prevalence of Plasmodium infections in the two villages
|
7.5
|
11.8
|
5.3
|
8.0
|
5.4
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
11.5
|
16.7
|
7.9
|
11.9
|
- a12 blood spots on filter paper have not been properly preserved. The same individuals were involved during the transversal parasitological study including the three methods of malaria diagnostic
- Notes: In Ambohitromby, a total of 173, 79 and 99 samples were analysed for T1, T2 and T3 respectively. In Miarinarivo, a total of 122, 65 and 52 samples were analysed for T1, T2 and T3, respectively, except at T3 were only 49 smears were read as 3 slides were unreadable
- Abbreviations: n, sample size
