Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Detecting Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of accuracy of diagnostic tests for S. haematobium.

S. no.	Author (year)	Study population	Country	Sample size	Index tests	Reference test
1	Ibironke et al. (2012) [31]	Adult population	Nigeria	401	PCR	Urine filtration (microscopy)
2	Keller et al. (2018) [32]	School children and adult population	Zanzibar	792	qPCR	Urine filtration (microscopy)
3	Bosompem et al. (2004) [33]	School children	Ghana	141	Monoclonal (Ab)	Urine microscopy
4	Knopp et al. (2015) [34]	Children	Zanzibar	1,141	Urine CCA	Urine filtration (microscopy)
5	Ayele et al. (2008) [35]	School children	Ethiopia	206	CCA	Urine filtration (microscopy)
6	Obeng et al. (2008) [36]	School children	Ghana	153	RT-PCR, carbon CCA	Urine filtration (microscopy)