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Table 6 Diagnostic accuracy of simplified diagnostic compared to 2020 IACS criteria

From: Estimation of scabies prevalence using simplified criteria and mapping procedures in three Pacific and southeast Asian countries

 

TP

TN

FP

FN

Sn % (95% CI)

Sp % (95% CI)

Country

 Solomon Islands (n = 5224)

643

4293

145

143

81.8 (78.9, 84.4)

96.7 (96.2, 97.2)

 Fiji (n = 3351)

419

2850

31

51

89.1 (86.0, 91.8)

98.9 (98.5, 99.3)

 Timor-Leste (n = 951)

236

614

16

85

73.5 (68.3, 78.3)

97.5 (95.9, 98.5)

Sex

 Male (n = 4537)

672

3633

100

132

83.6 (80.8, 86.1)

97.3 (96.7, 97.8)

 Female (n = 4989)

626

4124

92

147

81.0 (78.0, 83.7)

97.8 (97.3, 98.2)

Age (years)

 0–1 (n = 438)

115

294

20

9

92.7 (86.7, 96.6)

93.6 (90.3, 96.1)

 2–4 (n = 818)

186

572

34

26

87.7 (82.5, 91.8)

94.4 (92.2, 96.1)

 5–9 (n = 1741)

381

1232

59

69

84.7 (81.0, 87.9)

95.4 (94.1, 96.5)

 10–14 (n = 1596)

271

1212

48

65

80.7 (76.0, 84.7)

96.2 (95.0, 97.2)

 15–29 (n = 1717)

141

1515

22

39

78.3 (71.6, 84.1)

98.6 (97.8, 99.1)

 30–49 (n = 1860)

118

1697

5

40

74.7 (67.2, 81.3)

99.7 (99.3, 99.9)

  ≥ 50 (n = 1356)

86

1235

4

31

73.5 (64.5, 81.2)

99.7 (99.2, 99.9)

Total (n = 9526)

1298

7757

192

279

82.3 (80.2, 84.2)

97.6 (97.2, 97.9)

  1. TP = true positive, TN = true negative, FP = false positive, FN = false negative, Sn = sensitivity, Sp = specificity, CI = confidence interval