Table 7 Proportion of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 gene deletion on samples confirmed to have Pf positive by blood smear and qPCR
|  | qPCR + /BS +  | qPCR + /BS + /RDT- | qPCR + /BS + /RDT-/, No HRP-2 gene deletion | qPCR + /BS + /RDT-/with HRP-2 gene deletion | Proportion of HRP-2 gene deletion (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 376 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 9.8% [7.84–11.76] |
Mean parasite density for blood slide = 1975.1 | Mean parasite density for qPCR = 3219.9 |  | |||