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Table 3 Ascaris lumbricoides egg counts and ringworm prevalence at baseline and 8 weeks after treatment per treatment group

From: Fortification of Carica papaya fruit seeds to school meal snacks may aid Africa mass deworming programs: a preliminary survey

Outcome

Treatment

Baseline

Follow up

p-Value

Ascaris lumbricoides Geometric mean (95% CI)

Papaya

209.7 (98.7 to 445.7)

75.7 (36.5 to 157.0)

0.002

Albendazole

129.5 (37.7 to 444.1)

27.5 (2.2 to 338.1)

0.006

Control

42.0 (20.0 to 87.9)

56.3 (27.0 to 117.5)

0.657

Ringworm prevalence

Papaya

49 (54.4)

24 (30.0)

0.001

Albendazole

27 (39.7)

44 (64.7)

0.003

Control

53 (65.4)

24 (31.2)

< 0.001