Research Article

Analysis of Haematological Parameters as Predictors of Malaria Infection Using a Logistic Regression Model: A Case Study of a Hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Table 5

Summary of various tests conducted to evaluate the model.

Model Evaluation Test StatisticResult95% CI

Overall Disease Prevalence25.96%24.09% - 27.91%

Sensitivity77.37%73.60% - 80.83%

Specificity75.67%73.44% – 77.79%

Positive Predictive Value52.72%50.24% - 55.18%

Negative Predictive Value90.51%89.05% - 91.78%

Positive Likelihood Ratio3.182.88 – 3.51

Negative Likelihood Ratio0.300.26 – 0.35

Model Accuracy76.11%74.21% – 77.93%