Comparative Diagnostic Performance of Microscopy, SD-Bioline Rapid Diagnostic Test, and Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Detection of Malaria Infection among Pregnant Women at Delivery in Kumba Health District Area in the Southwest Region of Cameroon

Table 1

The number of participants enrolled from each of the different health facilities for the study.

Sample

Regional hospital annex Kumba, n (%)

District hospital Kumba-town, n (%)

Presbyterian hospital Kumba, n (%)

Kossala integrated health center Kumba, n (%)

Catholic hospital Kumba, n (%)

2021 stat^an (%)

value

PSS^bn (%)

2021 stat n (%)

value

PSS n (%)

2021 stat n (%)

value

PSS n (%)

2021 stat n (%)

value

PSS n (%)

2021 stat n (%)

value

PSS n (%)

Pregnant women with HIV, (n = 26)

10/718 (1.4)

0.014

11/26 (42.3)

10/280 (3.6)

0.035

5/26 (19.2)

20/800 (2.5)

0.025

5/26 (19.2)

13/765 (6.3)

0.063

0 (0)

17/685 (2.5)

0.025

5/26 (19.2)

Pregnant women without HIV (n = 206)

708/718 (98.6)

0.986

22/206 (10.6)

270/280 (96.4)

0.964

45/206 (21.8)

780/800 (97.5)

0.975

13/206 (6.31)

752/765 (98.3)

0.983

36/206 (17.4)

668/685 (97.5)

0.975

90/206 (43.6)