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. 2022 May;32(3):631–640. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.20

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