Table 5. Summary of evidence on reported epidemiological outcomes after BC interventions.
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| REFERENCE | INFORMATION SOURCE | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES | DATA CONSIDERATIONS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant beneficial change a | No significant change b | Praziquantel provided with BC intervention? | Control for pharmacological impacts? c | ||
| HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS | |||||
| Chaula & Tarimo, 2014 [45] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | No c | |
| Cline & Hewlett, 1996 [46] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | No d | |
| Favre et al., 2021 [49] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | No e | |
| Hong et al., 2011 [52] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence. | Yes | No f | |
| Guang-Han et al., 2005 [51] | Parasitological survey | - Reinfection rate (women and children) | - Reinfection rate (men) | Yes | Yes |
| Jia-Gang et al., 2005 [53] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence. | Yes | Yes | |
| N’Diaye et al., 2016 [55] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence. | Yes | No f | |
| Nagi et al. 2005 [56] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | No f | |
| Oyeyemi et al. 2018 [57] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | No f | |
| Wolmarans & de Knock, 2009 [55] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | Yes | |
| SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTIONS | |||||
| Nsowah-Nuamah et al. 2001 [63] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence | - Intensity | Yes | Yes |
| Hurlimann et al., 2018 [64] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence | Yes | No g | |
| Madon et al., 2018 [66] | Self-assessment questionnaire | - Prevalence | No | N.A. | |
| Knopp et al., 2019 [72] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | Yes | |
| PHYISICAL ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTIONS | |||||
| El Kholy et al, 1989 [76] | Parasitological survey | - Incidence | Yes | Yes | |
| Freeman et al., 2013 [77] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | Yes | |
| Kosinski, et al., 2016 [78] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence | Yes | No f | |
| Wepnje et al., 2019 [80] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
No | N.A. | |
| INCENTIVES CENTRED INTERVENTIONS | |||||
| Muhumuza et al., 2014 [82] | Parasitological survey | - Prevalence - Intensity |
Yes | Yes | |
a. Significant beneficial change: p-value < 0.1
b. No significant change: p-value > 0.1
c. No baseline measures
d. No intervention vs control comparisons
e. No evidence of significant beneficial BC
f. Single group design
g. Intervention and control groups were not comparable for schistosomiasis prevalence at baseline. Prevalence at intervention group <1% at baseline.