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Table 1 Coverage and compliance in school-based and community-wide treatment carried out in Zanzibar in November 2013

From: Praziquantel coverage in schools and communities targeted for the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey

 

Unguja

Pemba

 

n

%

n

%

School survey

    

 Schools

33 (of 48)

45 (of 45)

  Pupils

3295

 

5036

 

   Boys

1555

 

2353

 

   Girls

1740

 

2683

 

  Did not receive or swallow praziquantel

558

16.9

715

14.2

   Boys

278

 

415

 

   Girls

280

 

300

 

  Received and swallowed praziquantel

2737

83.1

4321

85.8

   Boys

1277

82.1

1938

82.4

   Girls

1460

83.9

2383

88.8

Adult survey

 Shehias

47 (of 47)

 

45 (of 45)

 

  Adults

2323

 

2231

 

   Men

793

 

884

 

   Women

1530

 

1347

 

  Did not receive praziquantel (or did not know if received)

804

34.6

1035

46.4

   Men

263

33.2

422

47.7

   Women

541

35.4

613

45.5

  Received praziquantel

1519

65.4

1196

53.6

   Men

530

66.8

462

52.3

   Women

989

64.6

734

54.5

  If received praziquantel: Took all praziquantel together

1263

83.1

977

81.7

   Men

433

81.7

391

84.6

   Women

830

83.9

586

79.8

  If received praziquantel: Did not take praziquantel or did not know

256

16.9

219

18.3

   Men

97

18.3

71

15.4

   Women

159

16.1

148

20.2

  Did not receive or did not take praziquantel

1060

45.6

1254

56.2

   Men

360

45.4

493

55.8

   Women

700

45.8

761

56.5

  Received and took all praziquantel together

1263

54.4

977

43.8

   Men

433

54.6

391

44.2

   Women

830

54.2

586

43.5

  Received and took all praziquantel together and were measured for height

913

39.3

602

27.0

   Men

298

37.6

221

25.0

   Women

615

40.2

381

28.3