Table 2.
Reinfection status |
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Characteristics | Uninfected | Reinfecteda |
No. | 54 | 18 |
Mean age (SEM) | 9.2 (0.37) | 9.3 (0.53) |
Males, females | 27, 27 | 13, 5 |
Mean pretreatment infection intensitya | 28.6 (11.0) | 35.6 (21.9) |
Pretreatment infection rangeb | 0–481 | 0–395 |
Pretreatment infection prevalence | 57.4% | 61.1% |
Mean post-treatment infection intensityb (SEM) | 0 | 10.2 (4.5) |
Post-treatment infection rangeb (SEM) | 0 | 0–65 |
Abbreviation: SEM, standard error of the mean.
a Reinfection classified as presence of ≥1 S. haematobium egg in ≥1 urine sample between 6 months and 18 months post-treatment.
b Infection intensity quantified as mean S. haematobium egg counts/10 mL urine.