Table 3.
Cure rate and Egg reduction rate of PZQ against S. mansoni infected children of two primary schools in Kemisse Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | N (%) | Cured, n (%) | P-value | Egg reduction rate (%) | P-value | |
Sex | Boys | 145(57.5) | 132 (91.0) | 0.673 | 84.9 | 0.218 |
Girls | 107(42.5) | 99 (92.5) | 90.2 | |||
Age group (years) |
5–9 | 44 (17.5) | 40 (90.9) | 0.458 | 85.5 | 0.159 |
10–14 | 197 (78.2) | 182 (92.4) | 77.9 | |||
15–18 | 11 (4.4) | 9 (81.8%) | 98.2 | |||
Total | 231 (91.7) | 86.8 |