Table 2. Target outcomes reported by individual studies.
| Treatment arm | Trials (Author and year) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Gier et al., 2016 | Al-Mekhlafi et al., 2014 | Ebenezer et al., 2013 | Nchitoet al., 2009 | Olsen’, Nawiri’ and Friis, 2000 | Olsen et al, 2003 | ||
| Length of follow-up (months) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides Infection (95%CI) | Intervention arm | - | 76.8 (61.5–79.1) | 14.3 | 42.6 / 47.5 / 47.4 | 45 (35–55) | 13.1 (9.6–16.6) |
| Control arm | - | 73.1 (60.0–77.5) | 24.5 | 46.0 | 44 (33–55) | 13.4 (9.9–16.9) | |
| Prevalence of Trichuris trichiura Infection (95%CI) | Intervention arm | - | 65.8(53.1–68.7) | 4.9 | - | 30 (22–38) | 18.1 (13.5–22.7) |
| Control arm | - | 66.5 (55.8–70.1) | 8.5 | - | 35 (26–44) | 20.2 (15.5–24.9) | |
| Prevalence of hookworm infection (95% CI) | Intervention arm | 21.2 | 56.4 (30.8–69.1) | 8.0 | - | 35(25–45) | 19.9 (15.2–24.6) |
| Control arm | 11.9 | 51.9 (30.5–65.0 | 8.7 | - | 36(26–46) | 17.6 (13.3–21.9) | |
| Infection Intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides | Intervention arm | - | 14,867 (5,246)2 | 85.73 | 2628/ 1902/ 31104 | 3745 (94–10 990)5 | 2.2 (1.7–2.7) |
| Control arm | - | 13,368 (6,367)2 | 75.53 | 26464 | 5905 (95–15 958)5 | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | |
| Infection Intensity of Trichuris trichiura | Intervention arm | - | 2,859 (799)2 | 95.13 | - | 38 (18–104)5 | 2.0 (1.6–2.3) |
| Control arm | - | 3,678 (562)2 | 91.53 | - | 30 (13–108)5 | 1.9 (1.6–2.2) | |
| Infection Intensity of hookworm1 | Intervention arm | - | 14(11)2 | 92.03 | - | 40 (10–110)3 | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
| Control arm | - | 11(8)2 | 91.33 | - | 45 (15–80)5 | 1.9 (1.6–2.2) | |
| Weight (kg) | Intervention arm | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Control arm | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mid Upper Arm Circumference for age (MUAC-for-age) | Intervention arm | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Control arm | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| School attendance | Intervention arm | - | - | 61.5 | - | - | - |
| Control arm | - | - | 61.0 | - | - | - | |
| School Productivity | Intervention arm | - | - | 49.6(27.1)2 General math test; 55.1(25.9)2 General Tamil test | - | - | - |
| Control arm | - | - | 48.9(27.5)2 General math test; 56.2(27.1)2 General Tamil test | - | - | - | |
All outcomes are presented as reported in the original study.
NA = Not Assessed
Prevalence of all STH species Infection reported as percentages rates with 95%CI unless stated otherwise.
Percentage prevalence of infection (SD1)
Mean (SD2)
Percentage infection intensity (the author did not report any summary statistic3)
Mean eggs per gram of faeces (the author did not report any summary statistic4)
Mean eggs per gram of faeces (interquartile range5)