Efficacy of Mebendazole and Praziquantel against Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Schistosoma mansoni Infections among Schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Cure rate of mebendazole and praziquantel among helminth-infected children of Andasa primary school in northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Helminth spp	NIC ()	NCCS ()	CR of MEB (500 mg)		CR of PZQ (40 mg/kg)
			Initial dose (, %)	Redosing (, %)	Initial dose (, %)	Redosing (, %)
A. lumbricoides	89	85	51 (60)	85 (100)	NA	NA
Hookworms	148	145	47 (32.4)	132 (91.0)	NA	NA
S. mansoni	59	59	NA	NA	54 (91.5)	59 (100)

NA = not applicable; NIC = number of infected children; NCCS = number of children who completed the study; MEB = mebendazole; PZQ = praziquantel; CR = cure rate.