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 4

Comparison of proportion of people with stunting and wasting at baseline and at 8 months after treatment.

Morbidity		Prevalence at baseline; % (95% CI)		Prevalence at 8 months; % (95% CI)	value
Stunting
Overall	383	40.21 (35.30–45.12)	336	36.31 (31.17–41.45)	0.2833
Treatment arm
1 × 40 mg/kg	199	38.19 (31.44–44.94)	175	37.14 (29.98–44.30)	0.8344
2 × 40 mg/kg	184	42.39 (35.25–49.53)	161	35.40 (28.01–42.79)	0.1844
Wasting
Overall	383	14.10 (10.61–17.59)	336	24.40 (19.81–28.99)	<0.001
Treatment arm
1 × 40 mg/kg	199	15.58 (10.54–20.62)	175	22.29 (16.12–28.45)	0.0970
2 × 40 mg/kg	184	12.50 (7.72–17.28)	161	26.71 (19.87–33.54)	0.0008