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Table 3 Overall sensitivity, specificity and agreement of participants in detecting malaria parasite by health institution based on total number of observations

From: Performance evaluation of laboratory professionals on malaria microscopy in Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia

Health institution

Participant reader

Reference reader

     

Positive

Negative

Total

Sensitivity

Specificity

Agreement

Kappa

Government hospitals

Positive

160

2

162

83%

98%

89%

0.78

Negative

32

126

156

    

Total

192

128

320

    

Private hospitals

Positive

46

3

49

85%

92%

88%

0.76

Negative

8

33

41

    

Total

54

36

90

    

Government health centers

Positive

150

5

155

81%

96%

87%

0.74

Negative

36

119

155

    

Total

186

124

310