Prevalence and Reinfection Rates of Schistosoma mansoni and Praziquantel Efficacy against the Parasite among Primary School Children in Sanja Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Cure rate of Praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni infected schoolchildren in Sanja, North west Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Cure rate, n (%)		Total, n (%)	χ 2	P value
	Cured, n (%)	Uncured, n (%)
Sex				11.293	0.186
Female	30 (88.2%)	4 (11.8%)	34 (100%)
Male	42 (91.3%)	4 (8.7%)	46 (100%)
Total	72 (90%)	8 (10%))	80 (100%)
Age (years)				χ 2	P value
8-11	43 (93.48)	3 (6.52)	46 (100%)	28.019	0.923
12-14	29 (85.3)	5 (14.7)	34 (100%)
Total	72 (90%)	8 (10%))	80 (100%)