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Table 2 The prevalence and intensity of S. haematobium infections in children from six villages in the Niakhar study area in Central Senegal before treatment with PZQ, 5 weeks post treatment and reinfection levels at 2 to 3 months after draining of ponds and backwater

From: Efficacy of praziquantel against urinary schistosomiasis and reinfection in Senegalese school children where there is a single well-defined transmission period

Characteristics S. haematobium infection

Villages

Gajak

Godel

Logdir

Puday

Ngalagne kop

Sass njafaj

Total

P-value

Baseline (June 2011)

No. of children infected/examined

77/98

32/52

25/31

37/52

48/52

22/44

241/329

<0.001

Prevalence (95 % CI)

78.6 % (67.2-83.8)

61.5 % (47.9-73.5)

80.6 % (63.7-90.8)

71.1 % (57.7-81.6)

92.3 % (81.8-96.9)

50 % (35.8-64.2)

73.2 % (68.2-77.2)

Numbers of infected children treated with PZQ

75

32

25

36

47

22

237

 

GM egg count/10 ml of urine (95 % CI)

169.8 (119.2-241.8)

189.3 (105.6-339.4)

128.3 (73.8-222.8)

966.6 (581.2-1607.5)

1573.9 (1208.2-2050.4)

276.8 (132.2-580.1)

356.1 (286.1-443.3)

<0.001

Treatment (August 2011)

Follow-up efficacy of PZQ 5 weeks post treatment (in September 2011)

No. of children infected/examined

7/96

1/52

0/31

1/51

5/51

1/44

15/325

 

Prevalence (95 % CI)

7.3 % (3.6-14.3)

2 % (0.3-10.3)

0 % (0–11)

1.9 % (0.3-10.1)

9.8 % (4.2-20.6)

2.3 % (0.4-11.8)

4.6 % (2.7-7.4)

0.219

Numbers of infected treated examined

75

32

25

36

47

22

237

 

No of children cured (CR in %)

68 (90.6 %)

31 (96.8 %)

25 (100 %)

35 (97.2 %)

42 (89.4 %)

21 (95.4 %)

222 (93.7 %)

0.7

GM egg count/10 ml of urine (95 % CI)

38.1 (9.1-159)

30.0

.

35.0

64.9 (25.2-167.6)

25.0

43.3 (23.1-81.2)

0.144

ERR in %

77.6 %

84.1 %

100 %

96.4 %

95.9 %

90.9 %

87.8 %

0.92

Reinfection after treatment (September to November 2011)

Follow-up reinfection 2 to 3 months after transmission period in February and March 2012

No. of children infected/examined

15/96

2/52

2/31

14/51

11/51

1/44

45/325

 

Prevalence (95 % CI)

15.6 % (9.7-24.2)

3.8 % (1.1-12.9)

6.4 % (1.8-20.2)

26.9 % (16.7-40.2)

21.7.% (12.5-34.6)

2.3 % (0.4-11.8)

13.8 % (10.5-18)

0.002

GM egg count/10 ml of urine (95 % CI)

99.9 (45.1-221.3)

215.6 (0–1.1e + 13)

462.5 (0–5.7e + 11)

30.7 (10–94.5)

12.0 (4.4-33.1)

506.0

48.1 (26.6-86.8)

0.01

No. of children re-infected/surveyed

8/89

1/51

2/31

13/50

6/46

0/43

30/310

 

Reinfection rate (95 % CI)

8.9 % (4.6-16.7)

1.9 % (0.3-10.3)

6.4 % (1.7-20.7)

26 % (15.8-39.5)

12.8 % (5.9-25.2)

0 % (0.0-10)

9.7 % (6.9-13.5)

<0.001