Helminth species | Before treatment (n = 403) | After treatment (n = 235) | Percent reduction | |||
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Prevalence | MEPGa | Prevalence | MEPGa | Prevalence | MEPGa | |
Hookworm | 46.9 | 89.8 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 84.7 | 83.5 |
S. mansoni | 24.6 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 77.6 | 81.5 |
A. lumbricoides | 4.2 | 50.9 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 81.0 | 75.2 |
T. trichiura | 1.7 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 52.9 | 71.8 |
Any helminth | 58.3 | 13.6 | 76.7 |