Multiattribute Analysis of Trichomonas vaginalis Diagnostics and Its Correlation with Clinical Complaints and Contraceptive Methods in a Symptomatic Egyptian Cohort

Table 4

Analytical hierarchy process of the overall ranking of different diagnostic techniques under study.

Method	Evaluation item							Total
	Performance		Costs	Ease of		Batch ability	Species identification
	Sensitivity	Specificity		Use	Interpretation
Priority value; Rank of method	0.35	0.35	0.95	0.9	0.15	0.5	0.7
Wet mount	1	4	4	4	1	1	0	9.8
Giemsa stain	1	4	3	3	2	3	0	9.1
Culture	2	4	1	1	3	2	0	5.4
nPCR	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	11.9