Table 5.

Parasite egg counts at baseline, two months, and four months per supplementation group^*

Parasite	No.	Placebo	No.	Fortified biscuits	No.	Albendazole	No.	Fortified biscuits plus albendazole
Ascaris e/g T0	79	8,736 (4,080–17,376)	73	9,840 (4,896–19,944)	75	10,008 (4,344–19,272)	80	10,032 (4,158–16,272)
Ascaris e/g T2†	78	8,448 (4,044–14,478	80	7,860 (4,284–15,498)	46	960‡ (600–2,256)	12	864‡ (252–2,796)
Ascaris e/g T4†	85	7,536 (4,380–12,420	80	7,512 (380–413)	66	5,352§ (3,456–9,264)	51	2,304‡¶ (960–3,792)
Trichuris e/g T0	65	264 (120–516)	64	288 (198–522)	65	312 (204–696)	69	264 (156–480)
Trichuris e/g T2†	63	288 (168–528)	62	288 (168–462)	33	168# (84–288)	23	144‡ (72–288)
Trichuris e/g T4	74	276 (138–558)	69	288 (144–468)	58	264 (144–486)	46	192‡ (144–384)
Hookworm e/g T0	5	816 (504–924)	6	912 (384–1,110)	7	864 (456–1,152)	8	852 (630–1,182)
Hookworm e/g T2	6	552 (420–1,176)	6	648 (522–1,098)	4	144‡ (84–690)	3
Hookworm e/g T4	6	672 (408–2,178)	6	756 (258–1,080)	7	312 (24–1,680)	6	180 (96–1,032)

^*Values are median and 25th–75th percentiles among infected children. Placebo = placebo de-worming and non-fortified biscuits; e/g = eggs per gram (of feces); T0 = baseline; T2 = two months; T4 = four months.

^†P < 0.001 among groups, by Kruskal-Wallis test.

^‡P < 0.001 vs. placebo and fortified biscuits group, by Mann-Whitney U test.

^§P < 0.05 vs. placebo group, by Mann-Whitney U test.

^¶P < 0.001 vs. albendazole group, by Mann-Whitney U test.

^#P < 0.01 vs. placebo and fortified biscuits group, by Mann-Whitney U test.