Infection status and risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa two years post-treatment

The prevalence of S. haematobium had decreased significantly in the cohort at 2 years post praziquantel treatment, during a period of persistent drought in the area. Risk factors that were significantly associated with schistosomiasis at baseline were no longer significantly associated at 2 years following treatment.