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 3

Reinfection with S. mansoni at 5 months and 8 months after treatment stratified by sex, village, and age.

Characteristic	5 months					8 months
	1 × 40 mg/kg		2 × 40 mg/kg		value	1 × 40 mg/kg		2 × 40 mg/kg		value
	Cured at; 8 weeks	Reinfected at 5 months (%)	Cured at; 8 weeks	Reinfected at 5 months (%)		Cured at; 8 weeks	Reinfected at 8 months (%)	Cured at; 8 weeks	Reinfected at 8 months (%)
Overall	112	74 (66.07)	150	102 (68.00)	0.742	121	100 (82.64)	148	114 (77.03)	0.256
Sex
Male	60	43 (71.67)	69	45 (65.22)	0.433	65	55 (84.62)	71	59 (83.10)	0.810
Female	52	31 (59.62)	81	57 (70.37)	0.201	56	45 (80.36)	77	55 (71.43)	0.239
Village
Kibuyi	58	36 (62.07)	72	38 (52.78)	0.288	67	61 (91.04)	78	59 (75.64)	0.01
Busanga	54	38 (70.37)	78	64 (82.05)	0.115	54	39 (72.22)	70	55 (78.57)	0.413
Age (years)
6–9	17	13 (76.47)	36	29 (80.56)	0.732	28	22 (78.57)	39	35 (89.74)	0.206
10–12	56	35 (62.50)	73	51 (69.86)	0.379	53	45 (84.91)	75	56 (74.67)	0.162
13–16	39	26 (66.67)	41	22 (53.66)	0.235	40	33 (82.50)	34	23 (67.65)	0.138

indicates statistical significance.