Table 3 Egg reduction rates (ERR) by species and follow-up
Species | Time | Positive | Arithmetic mean EPG | Arithmetic mean EPG in positives | ERR (%) (95% CI) | ERR (%) (95% CI) in positives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. lumbricoides | BL | 202 | 18,448 | 18,448 | - | - |
FU1 | 200 | 141 | 1885 | 99.2 (97.0, 99.8) | 91.6 (64.1, 98.0) | |
FU2 | 175 | 67 | 5899 | 99.6 (97.4, 99.9) | 55.8 (−443, 96.4) | |
Hookworm | BL | 133 | 779 | 779 | - | - |
FU1 | 130 | 94 | 256 | 87.9 (48.0, 97.2) | 76.2 (−2.7, 94.5) | |
FU2 | 116 | 2 | 23 | 99.8 (99.5, 99.9) | 97.5 (95.3, 98.6) | |
T. trichiura | BL | 277 | 1899 | 1899 | - | - |
FU1 | 272 | 1113 | 1174 | 41.4 (26.7, 53.2) | 41.6 (26.9, 53.4) | |
FU2 | 238 | 493 | 526 | 74.1 (67.3, 79.4) | 74.8 (68.2, 80.0) |
