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Table 1 Characteristics of VHV performed RDTs and DBS

From: Community-based molecular and serological surveillance of subclinical malaria in Myanmar

 

Total population

Population with RDT only

Population with RDT and DBS

Number of participants

–a

–a

10,857

Number of RDTs

32,194

18,066

14,128

Age (years), median (25th, 75th percentile; min, max)

18 (9, 33; 0.1, 100)

16 (8–31, 0.1–100)

20 (10–35, 0.1–91)

Sex, % male (n/N)

50.06 (16,116/32,194)

50.49 (9122/18,066)

49.76 (5402/10,857)

Residential statusb, % (n/N)

 Migrant

13.71 (4415/32,191)

15.74 (2844/18,063)

13.11 (1423/10,857)

 Village resident

45.92 (14,783/32,191)

48.85 (8826/18,063)

39.87 (4329/10,857)

 Forest dweller

40.36 (12,993/32,191)

35.39 (6393/18,063)

47.02 (5105/10,857)

RDT, % (n/N)

 Negative

99.84 (32,144/32,194)

99.83 (18,036/18,066)

99.86 (14,108/14,128)

 Pf+

0.04 (13/32,194)

0.03 (6/18,066)

0.05 (7/14,128)

 Pv+

0.11 (34/32,194)

0.12 (22/18,066)

0.08 (12/14,128)

 Mixed

0.01 (3/32,194)

0.01 (2/18,066)

0.01 (1/14,128)

qPCRc, % (n/N)

 Negative

N/A

N/A

96.82 (12,738/13,157)

 Pf+

N/A

N/A

1.57 (207/13,157)

 Pv+

N/A

N/A

0.93 (123/13,157)

 Mixed

N/A

N/A

0.68 (89/13,157)

  1. DBS dried blood spot, IQR interquartile range, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pv Plasmodium vivax, qPCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction, R range, RDT rapid diagnostic test, VHV village health volunteer
  2. aIndividual participant identifiers were only given to consenting participants upon DBS sampling
  3. bResidency data missing for 3 participants
  4. cqPCR detection only performed in participants consenting to DBS collection and N/A for 971 due to insufficient sample