The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on Schistosoma mansoni Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study participants.

Characteristic	Single treatment	Repeated treatments	p value
Sex, female (%)	102 (51.26)	100 (54.35)	0.54
Mean age (95% CI)	11.05 (10.73–11.37)	11.14 (10.82–11.46)	0.692
Mean Hb (95% CI)	11.51 (11.32–11.70)	11.75 (11.60–11.91)	0.05
GMI (95% CI), epg	152.98 (127.40–183.70)	203.00 (167.81–245.56)	0.03
AMI (95% CI), epg	344.71 (261.13–428.30)	456.29 (341.32–571.26)	0.04
Mean height (cm) (95% CI)	134.55 (133.15–135.96)	134.57 (133.17–135.97)	0.988
Mean weight (kg) (95% CI)	28.71 (27.87–29.54)	28.66 (27.80–29.51)	0.931

Note: -square test; tudent’s -test; –Whitney test.