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Table 2 Cure rate of PZQ against S. mansoni-infected school children in Manna District, Jimma Zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection and the therapeutic efficacy of praziquantel among school children in Manna District, Jimma Zone, southwest Ethiopia

Age group

Cure rate [n (%)]

Total [n (%)]

χ 2

P-value

Cured [n (%)]

Uncured [n (%)]

6–9 years

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)

7 (6.1)

1.71

0.424

10–14 years

94 (100)

0

94 (81.7)

15–19 years

14 (100)

0

14 (12.2)

Total

114 (99.1)

1 (0.9)

115 (100)