Apparent prevalence figures of <i>P. falciparum</i> (exact binomial 95% CI) for the different diagnostic tests by survey.

<p>ELISA = Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction; S1 = survey 1; S2 = survey 2.</p

Prior information (uniform distributions) based on expert opinion.

<p>ELISA = Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction.</p><p>**for Vietnam. Peru Iquitos and Peru Jaen only.</p

Estimated prevalence and diagnostic tests' sensitivity and specificity by survey.

<p>CI = credibility interval; Se = sensitivity; Sp = specificity; ELISA = Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction; S1 = survey 1; S2 = survey 2.</p

Maximum number of estimable parameters, number of parameters to be estimated in the absence and presence of conditional independence as a function of the number of tests per subject.

<p>Maximum number of estimable parameters, number of parameters to be estimated in the absence and presence of conditional independence as a function of the number of tests per subject.</p

Number of individuals according to the results of 2 or 3 diagnostic tests by survey.

<p>0 = negative test result. 1 = positive test result; number = number of individuals for each result category; S1 = survey 1; S2 = survey 2.</p