Interpretation of faint test bands | Sensitivity (number/total) [95%CI] | Specificity (number/total) [95%CI] | PPV (number/total) [95%CI] | NPV (number/total) [95%CI] | Accuracy of diagnosis (number/total) [95%CI] |
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Faint test bands as malaria (+) | 74.2% (66/89) [63.8–82.9] | 77.3% (231/299) [72.1–81.9] | 49.3% (66/134) [40.5–58] | 90.9% (231/254) [86.7–94.2] | 76.5% (297/388) [72–80.7] |
Faint test bands as malaria (−) | 70.8% (63/89) [60.2–79.9] | 83.3% (249/299) [78.6–87.3] | 55.8% (63/113) [46.1–65.1] | 90.5% (249/275) [86.5–93.7] | 80.4% (312/388) [76.1–84.2] |