Research Article

Comparison of Partec Rapid Malaria Test with Conventional Light Microscopy for Diagnosis of Malaria in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Performance of Partec rapid malaria test using light microscopy as a standard.

Test Sensitivity%
(95% CI)
Specificity%
(95% CI)
PPV%
(95% CI)
NPV%
(95% CI)
Kappa value%
(95% CI)

Partec rapid malaria test93.8%
(87.1–100)
87.9%
(79.7–96.1)
86.4%
(77.2–95.5)
94.6%
(88.7–100)
81.1%
(62.5–99.6)