Efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium and re-infection rates among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Table 1 Schistosoma haematobium infection intensity at baseline amongst primary school-going children in Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district

Parameters		Infection intensity		χ ²	P value
Parameters		Light	Heavy
Age	10 years	1 (1.3%)	1 (2.3%)	4.886	0.430
	11 years	20 (26.3%)	6 (13.6%)
	12 years	14 (18.4%)	6 (13.6%)
	13 years	19 (25.0%)	11 (25.0%)
	14 years	11 (14.5%)	11 (25.0%)
	15 years	11 (14.5%)	9 (20.0%)
Gender	Female	49 (64.5%)	24 (54.5%)	1.153	0.283
Gender	Male	27 (35.5%)	20 (45.5%)

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