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In addition, although mebendazole has been extensively used together with praziquantel against infections with schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in school-aged children, no specific acceptability or safety studies have been published on this drug combination in younger children. <jats:bold>Methods.<\/jats:bold> A randomized clinical trial was conducted to determine the safety of praziquantel alone and in combination with mebendazole in the treatment of <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic> and STH in children aged 1 to 4 years. <jats:bold>Results.<\/jats:bold> A total of 596 children from Bwondha fishing community in Mayuge district and Wang-Kado fishing community in Nebbi district were investigated using duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears of two stool samples and 130 (21\u00b78%) were found infected with <jats:italic>S. mansoni.<\/jats:italic> Of these, 19\u00b72% (25) had heavy intensity of infections. Of the infected children, 82 were included and randomised into praziquantel (40 mg\/kg) + mebendazole (500 mg) or praziquantel (40 mg\/kg) alone. <jats:bold>Conclusion.<\/jats:bold> Many symptoms were reported before treatment while very few were reported after treatment and all on treatment day. No serious adverse events were reported or observed after treatment. 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