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Table 4 Preventive chemotherapy coverage and most common source of PC (95% CI) by risk group and district

From: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in four districts in Bangladesh: household cluster surveys of prevalence and intervention status

 

PSAC

SAC

Adults

 

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

District

PC received ≤ 6 months ago

Chapai Nawabganj

152

44.1 [35.1–53.4]

320

80.6 [69.3–88.4]

65

20.8 [15.3–27.5]

Joypurhat

112

34.1 [26.2–43.1]

324

86.3 [77.8–91.9]

93

25.3 [20.0–31.5]

Rajshahi

104

28.2 [20.0–38.1]

344

89.8 [82.2–94.4]

64

19.3 [13.0–27.8]

Sirajganj

92

24.8 [17.9–33.3]

324

79.6 [68.4–87.6]

40

12.0 [7.2–19.2]

District

Most common source of PCa

Chapai Nawabganj

192

Purchased 86.1 [78.8–91.1]

347

School 90.1 [84.6–93.8]

150

Purchased 80.2 [71.7–86.6]

Joypurhat

110

Purchased 60.8 [45.3–74.3]

319

School 89.0 [83.3–93.0]

182

Purchased 83.9 [73.7–90.6]

Rajshahi

146

Purchased 80.2 [71.4–86.8]

353

School 93.4 [88.4–96.3]

168

Purchased 74.3 [62.1–83.7]

Sirajganj

177

Purchased 94.7 [88.7–97.6]

324

School 82.4 [73.0–89.1]

190

Purchased 90.9 [82.0–95.6]

  1. aSurvey question: “The last time you swallowed deworming medication, where did you receive it?”