A Abdou, B Nassirou, B Kadri, F Moussa, BE … - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The prevalence of trachoma was 43% (95% confidence interval (CI) 39% to
47%) and of infection was 21% (95% CI 18% to 24%). Children aged 3–5 years had
a stronger association of clinical signs with infection, compared with ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►proyectovision.org [PDF] MM Mesfin, J de la Camera, IG Tareke, G … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Aim: Trachoma is a public health problem in Ethiopia accounting for 35–50% of
cases of blindness. This study aims to determine the prevalence of trachoma in
Tigray and to evaluate whether common risk factors are also risk factors in ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
NF Jip, JD King, MO Diallo, ES Miri, AT … - Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2008 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To assess the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation follicular (TF)
in children aged 1–9 years and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in adults aged 15
years or more in Katsina State, Nigeria. Methods: Cross sectional ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 6 versions
HR Taylor - Eye, 2009 - nature.com Trachoma has been known since pre-Pharaonic times and this infectious cause of
blindness is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination by
2020. During the 19th century, trachoma was a major political problem in ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
GD Alene, S Abebe - East African medical journal, 2000 - ajol.info Background: In Ethiopia, the prevalence of blindness has been estimated to be
1.5%. According to a survey done in collaboration with WHO in 1981, the leading
cause of blindness in Ethiopia was trachoma (42%) followed by cataract ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 3 versions
M Mahande, M Tharaney, E Kirumbi, E … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The trichiasis surgical coverage at baseline was 16.9%; 200 patients
who needed surgery were identified. One year later, we were able to re-examine
and interview 163 of these patients. The surgical uptake among these ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►ucla.edu [PDF] M Faye, H Kuper, B Dineen, R Bailey - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2006 - Elsevier The objective of this study was to use a modified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
methodology to classify communities according to prevalence of active trachoma
and to estimate the prevalence of trachoma and trichiasis in Nioro ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
P Cumberland, G Hailu, J Todd - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2005 - Elsevier Trachoma is the most important infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In two
rural populations in Ethiopia, a programme of preventative and treatment
measures was initiated in May 2002. A baseline survey was conducted to ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
H Taylor - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009 - UChicago Press Trachoma: A Blinding Scourge from the Bronze Age to the Twenty-First Century is
a handsome and generously illustrated volume aboutthisancientdiseasebyHugh
Taylor, Professor of IndigenousEyeHealth at the University of Melbourne. ... Cited by 8 - Related articles
RF Baggaley, AW Solomon, H Kuper, S Polack, … - Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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