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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Prevalence of risk factors and severity of active trachoma in Southern Sudan: An ordinal analysis
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 77, No. 1, Year 2007
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Description
We aimed to investigate prevalence of potential risk factors, and associations between risk factors and active trachoma in southern Sudan. Surveys were undertaken in ten sites and children aged 1-9 years examined for trachoma. Risk factors were assessed through interviews and observations. Using ordinal logistic regression, associations between severity of active trachoma and risk factors were explored. Trachomatous inflammation-intense (TI) was considered more severe than trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF). A total of 7,418 children were included in the analysis. Risk factors and prevalences were unclean face, 52.3%; face washed less than twice daily, 50.8%; water collection > 30 minutes, 38.1%; absence of latrines, 95.4%; garbage disposal within 20 m, 74.4%; cattle ownership, 69.2%; and flies, 83.3%. After adjusting for age and sex, unclean face, less frequent face washing, cattle ownership, and increasing fly density were found to be independently associated with severity of active trachoma. Our study suggests that facial hygiene and environmental sanitation are priority trachoma-control interventions in southern Sudan. Copyright © 2007 by The American Society oi Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ngondi, Jeremiah M.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge Institute of Public Health
Matthews, Fiona Elaine
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge Institute of Public Health
Reacher, Mark H.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge Institute of Public Health
Onsarigo, Alice
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Matende, Ibrahim O.
Kenya, Mombasa
Lighthouse for Christ Eye Centre
Baba, Samson P.
Sudan, Juba
Ministry of Health
Brayne, C. E.G.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge Institute of Public Health
Zingeser, James A.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Emerson, Paul
United States, Atlanta
The Carter Center
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.126
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Sudan