Table 2.

Cure and egg reduction rates for the STH species in comparison with the WHO threshold recommended for efficacy [11].

Type of STH Infection	Cure Rate (CR)				Egg Reduction Rate (ERR)
	n	Number Cured	CR, % (95% CI)	WHO Threshold for CR	Mean (SD)	ERR, %	WHO Threshold for ERR
Hookworms	61	59	96.7 (92.2–101.2)	≥95	1.8 (11.1)	97.4	≥90
Ascaris Lumbricoides	1064	1012	95.1 (93.8–96.4)	≥95	288.8 (3065.5)	94.6	≥95
Trichirus trichiura	1404	247	17.6 (15.6–19.6)	≥50	301.2 (866.9)	40.3	≥50

STH: Soil-transmitted helminth; CI: confidence interval.