Table.
The percentage of individuals, by country who would have received a dosage of praziquantel within, below or above the appropriate dosage when the number of drug tablets were calculated with the “tablet pole”.
| Country | Data collected within | Age range | Sample size | within the pole interval | <30 mg/kg | ∃30 - #60 | >60 mg/kg | Minimal dose received | Maximal dose received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∃30 <40 | ∃40 #60 | |||||||||
| Chad | School surveys | 6-18 | 1017 | 1014 | -- | 71 (7.0%) |
939 (92.6) |
4 (0.4%) |
34 | 68 |
| Ghana (Volta Region) |
8-13 | 2198 | 2179 | 1 (0.0%) |
193 (8.9%) |
1969 (90,3%) |
16 (0.8%) |
27 | 84 | |
| Guinea (data set different from the one used to develop the pole) |
6-20 | 1362 | 1306 | 0 | 167 (12.8%) |
1079 (82.6%) |
60 (4.6%) |
30 | 80 | |
| Kenya (Busia District) |
6-20 | 2123 | 2121 | 17 (0.8%) |
716 (33.7%) |
1382 (65.2%) |
6 (0.3%) |
24 | 69 | |
| Mali | 6-17 | 1195 | 1169 | -- | 102 (8.7%) |
1063 (91%) |
4 (0.3%) |
32 | 65 | |
| Mozambique | 5-18 | 995 | 969 | -- | 198 (20.4%) |
769 (79.4%) |
2 (0.2%) |
30 | 66 | |
| Tanzania (Unguja – Pemba – Mwanza -Tanga) |
1-19 | 11247 | 11165 | 81 (0.7%) |
1318 (11.8%) |
9683 (86.7%) |
83 (0.8%) |
18 | 86 | |
| Sub total School surveys | 0.5% | 13.8%* | 84.8%* | 0.9% | ||||||
| Madagascar (Titikanana and Tananarivo) |
Population surveys | 1-83 | 526 | 434 | 10 (2.4 %) |
202 (46.5%) |
222 (51.1%) |
0 | 21 | 60 |
| Mali (Dogon and Office du Niger) |
1-83 | 1333 | 1120 | 15 (1.3%) |
323 (28.9%) |
763 (68.1%) |
19 (1.7%) |
17 | 80 | |
| Senegal (Ndiangué and Ndombo) |
1-84 | 1193 | 971 | 46 (4.7 %) |
214 (22.0%) |
627 (64.6%) |
84 (8.7%) |
19 | 80 | |
| Tanzania (Ukerewe) |
1-75 | 1112 | 973 | 25 (2.6%) |
319 (32.8%) |
627 (64.4%) |
2 (0.2%) |
22 | 63 | |
| Uganda (Rhino C. and Obonge) |
1-76 | 1387 | 1212 | 7 (0.6 %) |
226 (18.6%) |
971 (80.1%) |
8 (0.7%) |
25 | 71 | |
| Sub total population surveys | 2.1% | 27.3% | 68.2% | 2.4% | ||||||
| TOTAL SAMPLE | 25688 | 24,633 |
202 (0.8%) |
4,049 (16.4%) |
20,094 (81.6%) |
288 (1.2%) |
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| 24,143 (98%) | ||||||||||
*
Significantly different (p<0.001) from the result in population surveys