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. 2023 Jun 22;13:10155. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37402-8

Table 4.

Associations between different intervention indices and endemicity of STH in school-aged children.

Intervention indices Endemicity Total P value
Non-endemic Low (≤ 20%) Moderate (20%-49%) High (≥ 50%)
PC
 No 24 (4) 294 (49.2) 237 (39.7) 42 (7) 597 (100) 0.000
 Yes 0 () 27 (15.3) 85 (48) 65 (36.7) 177 (100)
 Total 24 (3.1) 321 (41.5) 322 (41.6) 107 (13.8) 774 (100)
EffPC
 No 24 (3.8) 295 (47.2) 250 (40) 56 (9) 625 (100) 0.000
 Yes 0 () 26 (17.4) 72 (48.3) 51 (34.2) 149 (100)
 Total 24 (3.1) 321 (41.5) 322 (41.6) 107 (13.8) 774 (100)
PC-n
 0 5 (12.2) 36 (87.8) 0 () 0 () 41 (100) 0.000
 1 6 (20) 18 (60) 6 (20) 0 () 30 (100)
 2 1 (4.2) 13 (54.2) 6 (25) 4 (16.7) 24 (100)
 3 0 () 16 (38.1) 26 (61.9) 0 () 42 (100)
 4 0 () 12 (18.8) 23 (35.9) 29 (45.3) 64 (100)
 5 0 () 34 (33.7) 51 (50.5) 16 (15.8) 101 (100)
 6 4 (2.2) 84 (45.9) 76 (41.5) 19 (10.4) 183 (100)
 7 8 (3.3) 97 (40.1) 112 (46.3) 25 (10.3) 242 (100)
 8 0 () 11 (23.4) 22 (46.8) 14 (29.8) 47 (100)
 Total 24 (3.1) 321 (41.5) 322 (41.6) 107 (13.8) 774 (100)
EffPC-n
 0 8 (10.7) 52 (69.3) 12 (16) 3 (4) 75 (100) 0.000
 1 6 (14) 13 (30.2) 19 (44.2) 5 (11.6) 43 (100)
 2 1 (1.5) 21 (31.8) 34 (51.5) 10 (15.2) 66 (100)
 3 0 () 23 (32.4) 29 (40.8) 19 (26.8) 71 (100)
 4 1 (0.6) 74 (44.8) 52 (31.5) 38 (23) 165 (100)
 5 4 (2.5) 61 (37.9) 85 (52.8) 11 (6.8) 161 (100)
 6 3 (2.4) 44 (35.8) 60 (48.8) 16 (13) 123 (100)
 7 1 (1.5) 30 (45.5) 30 (45.5) 5 (7.6) 66 (100)
 8 0 () 3 (75) 1 (25) 0 () 4 (100)
 Total 24 (3.1) 321 (41.5) 322 (41.6) 107 (13.8) 774 (100)

PC preventive chemotherapy implemented, PC-n cumulative preventive chemotherapy implemented, EffPC effective preventive chemotherapy implemented, EffPC-n cumulative effective preventive chemotherapy implemented.