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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Nov-Dec;96(6):685–690. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90352-4

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of children who provided a post-treatment stool sample at follow up compared to those children who were lost at follow up.

Number of children Age (year)
(mean ± SD)		 Sex
(% boys)		 Ascaris
Trichuris
Hookworm
Prevalencea Egg countb Prevalencea Egg countb Prevalencea Egg countb
Mebendazole
   Sample 448 9·5 ± 1·9     46·4     23·9   5 90·2 257 94·6 588
   Lost at follow-up 38 9·8 ± 2·1     63·2     42·1 29 94·7 329 92·1 745
   P NS         0·04         0·01          0·007 NS NS NS NS
Pyrantel-oxantel
   Sample 440 9·5 ±1·8     47·5     22·8   5 86·8 213 93·4 571
   Lost at follow-up 38 9·4±1·9     52·6     23·7   5 86·8 252 94·7 777
   P NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS
Placebo
   Sample 441 9·4 ± 1·5     39·9     23·4   5 83·7 163 94·6 573
   Lost at follow-up 30 9·2 ± 1·4     50·0     23·3   4 90·0 200 93·3 571
   P NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS
Total
   Sample 1329 9·4 ± 1·3     44·6     23·4   5 86·9 208 94·2 577
   Lost at follow-up 106 9·5 ± 1·4     55·7     30·2   9 90·6 260 93·4 701
   P NS         0·03 NS NS NS NS NS NS

NS, Not Significant.

a

Percentage positive.

b

Eggs per gram expressed as geometric mean.