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Table 1 Participant and methodological characteristics of the studies included in the review

From: Efficacy and safety of praziquantel 40 mg/kg in preschool-aged and school-aged children: a meta-analysis

Species

Publication

Country

End-point (month)a

Median age (range, yrs)

Attrition

Egg count method

Study reference

Enrolled (n)

Assessed (n)

Assessed (%)

Risk of bias

S. haematobium

[27]

Borrmann et al. (2001)

Gabon

2

9 (5–13)

300

296

99

low

gm

[28]

Davis et al. (1979)

Zambia

1

12 (7–17)

151

151

100

low

gm

[29]

de Clercq et al. (2002)

Senegal

2

10.5 (7–14)

288

267

93

low

gm

[20]

Inyang-Etoh et al. (2009)

Nigeria

2

12 (4–20)

312

262

84

high

am

[30]

Keiser et al. (2010)

Ivory coast

1

12 (8–16)

83

83

100

low

gm

[31]

Keiser et al. (2014)

Ivory coast

1

11 (6–16)

78

71

91

low

gm + am

[32]

Latham et al. (1990)

Kenya

2

11 (7–15)

48

48

100

low

am

[33]

McMahon et al. (1979)

Tanzania

1

11 (7–15)

138

125

91

low

gm

[34]

Midzi et al. (2008)

Zimbabwe

2

11 (5–17)

675

624

92

low

na

[35]

N’goran et al. (2003)

Ivory coast

1

10 (5–15)

440

354

80

high

gm

[36]

Oyideran et al. (1981)

Nigeria

1

10 (7–13)

90

82

91

low

am

[37]

Ojurongbe et al. (2014)

Nigeria

1

10 (4–15)

245

245

100

low

gm

[38]

Ouldabdallahi et al. (2013)

Mauritania

1

15 (10–19)

151

151

100

low

na

[39]

Senghor et al. (2015)

Senegal

 

10 (5–15)

241

237

98

low

gm

[40]

Sissoko et al. (2009)

Mali

1

11 (6–15)

800

781

98

low

gm

[41]

Stete et al. (2012)

Ivory Coast

2

11 (7–15)

98

90

92

low

gm + am

[42]

Tchuente et al. (2004)

Cameroon

1

na, school-aged

674

515

76

high

gm

[43]

Wilkins et al. (1987)

Gambia

1

11 (5–17)

619

619

 

na

gm

S. japonicum

[44]

Belizario et al. (2008)

Philippines

1

14.5 (10–19)

206

203

99

low

gm

[45]

Olliaro et al. (2011)

Philippines

1

9.5 (7–12)

203

200

99

low

gm

S. haematobium, S. japonicum, S. mansoni

[46]

Olds et al. (1998)

Kenya, Phillipines, China

2

na, school-aged

1,540

1,540

100

low

gm

S. mansoni

[47]

Barakat et al. (2011)

Egypt

2

12 (6–19)

588

588

100

high

gm

[48]

Barakat et al. (2015)

Egypt

2

10 (9–11)

268

194

72

low

gm

[49]

Berhe et al. (1999)

Ethiopia

2

11 (5–17)

611

541

89

high

gm

[50]

Botros et al. (2005)

Egypt

1, 2

14.5 (12–17)

144

103

72

high

gm

[51]

Degu et al. (2002)

Ethiopia

2

12 (10–14)

154

148

96

low

am

[52]

Erko et al. (2012)

Ethiopia

1

 

224

144

64

low

gm

[53]

Friis et al. (1988)

Botswana

2

na, school-aged

81

81

100

low

gm

[54]

Gryseels et al. (1987)

Burundi

2

12 (5–19)

630

630

 

na

gm

[55]

Guisse et al. (1997)

Senegal

1

10 (5–15)

130

130

100

low

gm

[56]

Massoud et al. (1984)

Egypt

1

na, school-aged

179

179

100

low

gm

[57]

Metwally et al. (1995)

Egypt

1

12 (8–16)

506

366

72

high

gm

[58]

Mohamed et al. (2009)

Sudan

1

12.5 (8–17)

102

92

90

low

gm

[25]

Nalugwa et al. (2015)

Uganda

1

Pre-school; (1–5)

714

696

97

high

gm

[24]

Navaratnam et al. (2012)

Uganda

1

Pre-school; 3 (1–5)

297

203

68

high

am

[59]

Obonyo et al. (2010)

Kenya

1

9.5 (7–12)

212

204

96

low

gm

[38]

Ouldabdallahi et al. (2013)

Tanzania

1

na, school-aged

271

244

90

low

gm

[60]

Selim et al. (2014)

Egypt

1

11.5 (6–15)

66

66

100

 

gm

[61]

Simonsen et al. (1990)

Ethiopia

1

9.5 (5–14)

265

206

78

high

gm

[26]

Sousa–Figueiredo et al. (2012)

Uganda

1

Pre-school; 4 (1–7)

369

305

83

high

am

[63]

Teesdale et al. (1984)

Malawi

 

12 (9–15)

69

69

100

low

am

[62]

Thiongo’o et al. (2002)

Kenya

2

11 (5–17)

1,018

1,018

 

na

gm

[64]

Utzinger et al. (2000 tmih

Ivory coast

1

10 (6–14)

253

194

77

high

gm

S. mansoni + S. haematobium

[22]

Coulibaly et al. (2012)

Ivory Coast

1

Pre-school; (0.5–5)

53

53

100

high

gm

[65]

El Tayeb et al. (1988)

Sudan

1

9.5 (7–12)

111

111

100

low

na

[23]

Garba et al. (2013)

Niger

1

Pre-school; (2–5.5)

261

249

95

high

gm

[66]

Kardaman et al. (1985)

Sudan

2

9 (7–11)

220

211

96

low

na

[67]

Taylor et al. (1988)

Zimbabwe

1

12.5 (10–15)

373

283

76

high

gm

  1. Abbreviations: am arithmetic mean, gm geometric mean, na not available
  2. a1 month when assessment made at ≤ 1 month; 2 months is > 1 month and ≤ 2 months 5–8 weeks