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Field test of the 'dose pole' for praziquantel in Zanzibar
A Montresor1, D Engels, M Ramsan
1World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland. montresora@who.int
Abstract:
A graduated pole for height measurement, estimating the number of praziquantel tablets needed for treatment, was field-tested on 1289 children in Zanzibar. A bathroom-type scale performed better than the dose pole in delivering the optimal dose (40-60 mg/kg) and the 2 methods performed similarly in delivering a dose considered appropriate (30-60 mg/kg).
