Diagnostic Performance between Histidine-Rich Protein 2 (HRP-2), a Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Test and Microscopic-Based Staining Techniques for Diagnosis of Malaria

Table 7

Positive and negative predictive values of RDT and Giemsa microscopy.

Variables and calculation	Values (%)
RDT
True-negative	19.3
False-negative	3.3
True-positive	64
False-positive	13.3
	82.7
	85.4
Microscopy
True-negative	32.6
False-negative	0.0
True-positive	67.3
False-positive	0.0
	100
	100

PPV: positive predictive values. NPV: negative predictive values.