Table 2.

Worm prevalence at 9‐year visit by infant randomization group

Species	Placebo (n = 597)a (%)	Albendazole (n = 589)a (%)
Trichuris	24 (4.02)	21 (3.57)
Ascaris	6 (1.01)	2 (0.34)
Schistosomiasis	64 (10.72)	72 (12.22)
Hookworm	6 (1.01)	0
Trichostrongylus	0	0
Other	13 (2.18)b	7 (1.19)c

^aStool samples were unavailable for one infant in each randomization group.

^bOther species were Hymenolepis nana (10 cases), Enterobius vermicularis.3

^cOther species were Hymenolepis nana, 5 Enterobius vermicularis.3 One child was infected with both species.