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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 15;71(12):3226–3228. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa584

Table 1. Strongyloides stercoralis Seroprevalence in Children Aged 0–12 Years Before and After Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration.

Baseline Seroprevalence, % (n/N) 12-Month Follow-up Seroprevalence, % (n/N) Absolute Change, % Relative Change, %
Age group
       Children aged 0–12 years (all participants)   9.3 (50/539) 5.1 (23/448) −4.2* −45.2*
       Children aged 0–4 years   3.2 (9/279) 3.5 (8/225) +0.3   +9
       Children aged 5–12 years 15.8 (41/260) 6.7 (15/223) −9.1** −57.6**
Community
       1 14.3 (19/133) 5.2 (6/110) −9.1 −36.4
       2   2.2 (2/90) 2.1 (2/94) −0.1   −4.5
       3 11.4 (8/70) 6.9 (5/72) −4.5 −60.5
       4   9.0 (13/144) 6.7 (7/105) −2.3 −25.6
       5   7.8 (8/102) 4.9 (3/61) −2.9 −37.2

*P < .05.

*P < .01.