Table 2 Cure rates at week 4 of albendazole mass drug administration
Types of STH infection | Week 4 post MDA | WHO reference threshold (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n | Number cured | CR (95% CI), % | ||||
Hookworm | All (light infections) | 109 | 106 | 97.2 (92.2–99.4) | ≥ 95 | |
Ascaris lumbricoides | Overall | 814 | 582 | 71.5 (68.3–74.6) | ≥ 95 | |
Infection intensity | Light | 550 | 404 | 73.5 (69.6–77.1) | ||
Moderate | 240 | 161 | 67.1 (60.8–73.0) | |||
Heavy | 24 | 17 | 70.8 (48.9–87.4) | |||
Trichuris trichiura | Overall | 455 | 225 | 49.5 (44.8–54.2) | ≥ 50 | |
Infection intensity | Light | 441 | 221 | 50.1 (45.4–54.9) | ||
Moderate | 14 | 4 | 28.6 (8.4–58.1) | |||