TY - JOUR ID - 151925 TI - Determination of malaria rapid diagnostic test effectiveness compared to microscopy (Gold standard) JO - DYSONA - Life Science JA - DLS LA - en SN - AU - Muhammad, Ismail AU - Abubakar, Bala AU - Mohammed, Mahmoud T. AU - Abdullahi, Aishatu AU - Usman, Asiya M. AU - Abubakar, Sulaiman AD - Zoology Department, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria AD - Zoology Department, Modibbo Adama University, Adamawa State, Yola, Nigeria AD - Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria AD - Preliminary and general Studies department, Federal College of Horticulture Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, Nigeria AD - Department of Microbiology, Federal University Dustin-Ma, Kastina State, Nigeria Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 49 EP - 56 KW - RDT KW - Malaria KW - gold standard KW - Sensitivity KW - Specificity KW - Predictive values DO - 10.30493/dls.2022.343222 N2 - Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease. Successful treatment and management of malaria mainly depend on the proper and effective diagnosis. Therefore, this paper aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Conventional Rapid Diagnostic Test (cRDT) in comparison to microscopy. Blood samples (2-3 ml) were collected from 200 consented study subjects (Volunteers) and analyzed using microscopy and cRDT. The result revealed an overall prevalence of 139 (69.5%) and 126 (63.8%) by microscopy and cRDT, respectively. The sensitivity of the cRDT was 71.94%, while the specificity value was 57.38%. The positive and negative predictive values were 79.40% and 47.30%, respectively. Therefore, cRDT shows high sensitivity and predictive values with moderate specificity and negative predictive values. Although these results are considered low compared to the recommendations of the world health organization, cRDT is recommended especially in rural communities and cities where standard laboratories are lacking, especially in emergencies.  UR - https://life.dysona.org/article_151925.html L1 - https://life.dysona.org/article_151925_13c642fa7b28660a548c53ac2751332d.pdf ER -