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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
The WHO dose pole for the administration of praziquantel is also accurate in non-African populations
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 99, No. 1, Year 2005
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In 2001, WHO developed a pole for the administration of praziquantel without the use of weighing scales, with encouraging results in African populations. In the present study, the pole was tested on height/weight data from 9354 individuals from 11 non-African countries. In more than 98% of the individuals (95% CI 97.8-98.4) the pole estimated an acceptable dosage (30-60 mg/kg), a performance statistically similar to that observed in African populations. Reproducing the present pole in the form of a strip of paper and including it in each container of praziquantel would greatly facilitate the administration of the drug in large-scale interventions. © 2004 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Montresor, Antonio
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Odermatt, Peter
Unknown Affiliation
Muth, Sinuon
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Ncpemc
Iwata, F.
Japan, Tokyo
Nihon University School of Medicine
Raja'a, Yahia
Yemen, Sana'a
Sana'a University
Assis, A. M.
Brazil, Salvador
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Zulkifli, A.
Malaysia, Minden
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kabatereine, Narcis B.
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Ministry of Health
Fenwick, Alan
United Kingdom, London
Schistosome Control Initiative
Al-Awaidy, Salah Thabit
Oman, Muscat
Ministry of Health Oman
Allen, H.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Engels, Dirk A.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Savioli, Lorenzo
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.06.006
ISSN:
00359203
Research Areas
Health System And Policy