Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Accuracy measures   </td><td align="center">Values  </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sensitivity  </td><td align="center">45.45%  </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Specificity   </td><td align="center">100%  </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Positive predictive value  </td><td align="center">100%  </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Negative predictive value  </td><td align="center">86.95%  </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Accuracy parameters of the RDT using the slide microscopy as gold standard.  

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Table 3: Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test 