Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
In endemic communities with Schistosoma spp. prevalence of 10% or higher, WHO recommends annual preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel in a single dose for ≥ 75% up to 100% of pregnant women after the first trimester, and non-pregnant adolescent girls and women of reproductive age, including postpartum and/or lactating women, to control schistosomiasis morbidity and move towards eliminating the disease as a public health problem.