Table 2

Malaria prevalence by region based on blood slide microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Test (ParaScreen)

Region
Number tested
Blood slide microscopy
Rapid diagnostic test (ParaScreen)






Pf %
Pv %
Pf & Pv %
Total % (95%CI)
Pan/Pf %
Pan %
Total % (95%CI)

Amhara
7,664
2.4
1.9
0.4
4.6 (3.8–5.7)
2.0
1.1
3.1 (2.4–3.9)
Oromia
1,982
0.7
0.1
0
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
1.5
1.2
2.6 (1.1–6.5)
SNNP
1,858
3.6
1.8
0
5.4 (3.4–8.5)
4.5
1.7
6.2 (3.6–10.2)









Total
11,504
2.2
1.6
0.3
4.1 (3.4–5.0)
2.1
1.1
3.3 (2.6–4.1)

Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; Pv, Plasmodium vivax

Endeshaw et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:118   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-118