| Autor: |
Ahmad Shah Salam, Rafiqullah Qayumi, Abdul Majeed Siddiqi, Mohammad Naseem, Mirwais Mansoor, Robert Butcher, Ana Bakhtiari, Kristen Renneker, Rebecca Willis, Cristina Jimenez, Michael Dejene, Naimullah Safi, Anne Heggen, Anthony W. Solomon, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Najeebullah Alizoi |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
0928-6586 |
| DOI: |
10.6084/m9.figshare.19344787.v1 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: To determine where interventions are needed to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, prevalence data are needed. We aimed to generate baseline population-based data on trachoma prevalence in suspected-endemic areas of Afghanistan. METHODS: Cross-sectional population-based prevalence surveys designed according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations were conducted in 35 evaluation units (EUs) covering 72 districts. In selected households, all resident individuals aged ≥1 year were examined for trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) according to the WHO simplified trachoma grading system. Water, sanitation and hygiene access was assessed in households of survey participants. RESULTS: 104,104 people aged ≥1 year were examined, including 43,774 children aged 1-9 years and 46,439 people aged ≥15 years. The age-adjusted prevalence of TF in 1-9-year-olds was ≥5% in 3 EUs, with the highest EU TF prevalence being 7.8%. The age- and gender-adjusted prevalence of TT unknown to the health system in ≥15-year-olds was |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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