Table 2. Coverage of preventive chemotherapy for STH through the LF programme in women of reproductive age, by WHO region, 2015.
WHO region | Number of WRA in need of PC for STH | Number of WRA treated for STH through the LF programme | Treatment coverage (%) |
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Africa | 175,844,000 | 43,523,000 | 24.8 |
Americas | 47,310,000 | 1,443,000 | 3.1 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 42,186,000 | 0 | 0.0 |
Europe | 3,052,000 | NA | NA |
South-East Asia | 338,354,000 | 93,016,000 | 27.5 |
Western Pacific | 81,396,000 | 3,017,000 | 3.7 |
Total | 688,142,000 | 140,999,000 | 20.5 |
NA = not applicable