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Table 5 Agreement of participants with reference readers for negative and positive slides based on experience

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

Agreement of participants with reference readers

Slide characteristics

Participants <2 years of experience

Participants ≥2 years of experience

Negative slides

87.5%

94.6%

P.vivax at low density

50%

64.3%

P.falciparum at low density

12.5%

23.2%

Mixed*

25%

37.5%

  1. *Both P.vivax and P.falciparum.