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Table 4 Average prevalences of moderate- and high-intensity infections infections in women of reproductive age

From: Deworming women of reproductive age during adolescence and pregnancy: what is the impact on morbidity from soil-transmitted helminths infection?

Modela

Age period (years)

SB only, mean (95% credible interval)

SB + WRA, mean (95% credible interval)

% Reduction, mean (95% credible interval)

P value

ICL

15–50

8.24 (7.72–8.79)

7.82 (7.35–8.30)

5.11 (2.03–7.62)

< 2.2 × 10−16

ICL

15–19

8.20 (7.56–8.80)

6.82 (6.26–7.35)

16.8 (10.7–23.6)

< 2.2 × 10−16

ICL

20–50

8.25 (7.77–8.82)

7.99 (7.50–8.48)

3.17 (0.30–5.70)

< 2.2 × 10−16

EMC

15–50

11.5 (10.8–12.2)

10.0 (9.29–10.6)

13.1 (11.6–14.6)

< 2.2 × 10−16

EMC

15–19

10.5 (9.77–11.2)

7.29 (6.60–7.88)

30.8 (27.3–34.5)

< 2.2 × 10−16

EMC

20–50

11.7 (11.0–12.3)

10.5 (9.77–11.1)

10.4 (8.52–12.2)

< 2.2 × 10−16

  1. Values in table are presented as the mean prevalence (%)
  2. aHigh baseline prevalence (> 50%) The FoI inputted into the cohort model was extracted from the ICL and EMC fully stochastic individual-based models with ongoing SB treatment, i.e. FoI decreased over time