Table 1 Demographic data of P. falciparum positive study participants by laboratory test
Variables | Number of positive samples by Laboratory test | ||
|---|---|---|---|
qPCR | Microscopy | PfHRP2 RDT | |
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 96 (44.0) | 62 (64.6) | 66 (68.8) |
 Female | 122 (56%) | 69 (56.6) | 66 (54.1) |
P-value*٠|  | P = 0.230 | P = 0.028 |
Age groups | |||
 5–14 | 56 (25.7) | 42 (75.0) | 43 (76.8) |
 15–24 | 81 (37.2) | 50 (61.7) | 47 (58.0) |
 25–34 | 47 (21.6) | 23 (48.9) | 23 (48.9) |
 35–44 | 19 (8.7) | 9 (47.4) | 11 (57.9) |
 45–57 | 15 (6.9) | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) |
P value |  | P = 0.038 | P = 0.051 |
Study site | |||
 Sherkole | 94 (43.1) | 63 (67.0) | 63 (67.0) |
 Bambasi | 66 (30.3) | 43 (65.2) | 46 (69.7) |
 Kurmuk | 42 (19.3) | 20 (47.6) | 19 (45.2) |
 Assosa | 16 (2.8) | 5 (31.3) | 4 (25.0) |
P value |  | P = 0.013 | P = 0.001 |