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Table 3 Cure rate stratified by the pre-treatment and post-treatment infection intensity among S. mansoni-infected pre-school children

From: Efficacy and safety of praziquantel treatment against Schistosoma mansoni infection among pre-school age children in southern Ethiopia

Pre-treatment infection intensity

N (%)

Post-treatment

N (%)

Light infection

136 (57.6%)

Light

0

Moderate

0

Heavy

0

Cured

136 (100%)

Moderate infection

66 (28.0%)

Light

7 (10.6%)

Moderate

3 (4.6%)

Heavy

1 (1.5%)

Cured

55 (83.3%)

Heavy infection

34 (14.4%)

Light

12 (35.3%)

Moderate

7 (20.6%)

Heavy

0

Cured

15 (44.1%)

  1. N: Total number of participants within each category; CR: Cure rate