Table 1.

Description of data sets analysed for standardised height-based praziquantel treatment schedule

Data set	Source population	Sample size (55-129.9 cm)	Sample size (60-110 cm)
Angola malaria, neglected tropical disease and malnutrition survey, 2010a	Angola Ages 1–72 months	1 067	992
Benin demographic and health survey-V, 2006b	Benin Ages 0–48 months	13 323	12 156
Burkina Faso demographic and health survey-IV, 2003b	Burkina Faso Ages 0–48 months	8 761	8 150
Burundi demographic and health survey-I, 1997b	Burundi Ages 0–36 months	1 936	1 857
Cameroon demographic and health survey-IV, 2004b	Cameroon Ages 0–48 months	3 317	3 061
Chad demographic and health survey-IV, 2004b	Chad Ages 0–48 months	4 636	4 324
Comoros Islands demographic and health survey-III, 1996b	Comoros Islands Ages 0–24 months	994	881
Congo (Brazzaville) demographic and health survey-V, 2005b	Congo (Brazzaville) Ages 0–48 months	4 054	3 709
Congo Democratic Republic demographic and health survey-V, 2007b	Congo DR Ages 0–48 months	3 564	3 287
Côte d’Ivoire demographic and health survey-III, 1998–1999b	Côte d’Ivoire Ages 0–48 months	1 586	1 480
Egypt demographic and health survey-V, 2005b	Egypt Ages 0–48 months	13 113	11 851
Ethiopia demographic and health survey-IV, 2000b	Ethiopia Ages 0–48 months	4 129	3 872
Ghana demographic and health survey-V, 2008b	Ghana Ages 0–48 months	2 482	2 345
Kenya demographic and health survey-V, 2008-2009b	Kenya Ages 0–48 months	5 315	4 927
Lesotho demographic and health survey-VI, 2009b	Lesotho Ages 0–48 months	1 674	1 540
Liberia demographic and health survey-V, 2007b	Liberia Ages 0–48 months	4 508	4 209
Madagascar demographic and health survey-IV, 2003–2004b	Madagascar Ages 0–48 months	4 691	4 287
Malawi demographic and health survey-IV, 2004b	Malawi Ages 0–48 months	8 573	7 877
Mali demographic and health survey-V, 2006b	Mali Ages 0–48 months	11 517	10 595
Morocco demographic and health survey-IV, 2003–2004b	Morocco Ages 0–48 months	5 643	5 260
Mozambique demographic and health survey-IV, 2003b	Mozambique Ages 0–48 months	8 252	7 487
Namibia demographic and health survey-V, 2006–2007b	Namibia Ages 0–48 months	3 802	3 496
Niger demographic and health survey-V, 2006b	Niger Ages 0–48 months	3 849	3 563
Nigeria demographic and health survey-V, 2008b	Nigeria Ages 0–48 months	21 850	19 701
Rwanda demographic and health survey-V, 2005b	Rwanda Ages 0–48 months	3 747	3 448
São Tomé & Príncipe demographic and health survey-V, 2008–2009b	São Tomé & Príncipe Ages 0–48 months	1 614	1 474
Senegal demographic and health survey-IV, 2005b	Senegal Ages 0–48 months	2 920	2 707
Sierra Leone demographic and health survey-V, 2008b	Sierra Leone Ages 0–48 months	2 250	2 058
Swaziland demographic and health survey-V, 2006–2007b	Swaziland Ages 0–48 months	2 085	1 955
Tanzania demographic and health survey-VI, 2010b	Tanzania Ages 0–48 months	6 919	6 396
Togo demographic and health survey-III, 1998b	Togo Ages 0–48 months	3 747	3 372
Tunisia demographic and health survey-I, 1988b	Tunisia Ages 0–36 months	2 033	1 978
Uganda schistosomiasis in mothers and infants (SIMI) project, 2009–2010c	Uganda Ages 6–72 months	3 302	2 683
Zambia demographic and health survey-V, 2007b	Zambia Ages 0–48 months	5 344	4 962
Zanzibar urinary schistosomiasis control programme monitoring, 2006d	Zanzibar Ages 0–72 months	470	443
Zimbabwe demographic and health survey-V, 2005-2006b	Zimbabwe Ages 0–48 months	4 121	3 827
TOTAL	Ages 0–72 months	175 276	166 210

^aCentro de Investigação em Saúde em Angola (CISA), Bengo, Angola.

^bMeasure/DHS+, ORC Macro International, USA.

^cUgandan Ministry of Health and Natural History Museum (London).

^dZanzibar Ministry of Health and Natural History Museum (London).