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Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Τίτλος: | Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Ferede AT; Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Dadi AF; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. Fekten@yahoo.com., Tariku A; Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Adane AA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. |
| Πηγή: | Infectious diseases of poverty [Infect Dis Poverty] 2017 Oct 09; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 128. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Oct 09. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101606645 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2049-9957 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20499957 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Infect Dis Poverty Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, 2012- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Chlamydia trachomatis/*physiology , Trachoma/*epidemiology, Ethiopia/epidemiology ; Trachoma/microbiology ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, which is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In areas where trachoma is endemic, active trachoma is common among preschool-aged children, with varying magnitude. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of active trachoma and associated risk factors among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among preschool-aged children of northwest Ethiopia. Multistage systematic random sampling was used to select 695 subjects. Trained clinical optometrists subjected each child to an ocular examination and assessed the presence of active trachoma. Face to face interview using pretested and structured questionnaire were conducted to collect data on possible risk factors. Trachoma cases were graded following a World Health Organization simplified grading scheme. All statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS software version 20. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to identify factors associated with active trachoma. Results: Of the 681 preschool-aged children studied, 18% (95% CI: 15.4% - 21.1%) had a prevalence of active trachoma. Children who had clean faces (absence of nasal and ocular discharges) had a lower chance of having active trachoma [aOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.37 - 0.82]. The odds of having active trachoma decreased with an increase in the distance to a water point [aOR = 0.51, 95% CI: 0.33 - 0.78]. Similarly, no or poor utilization of liquid waste disposal in the child's household was associated with an increased chance of having active trachoma [aOR = 3.83, 95% CI: 1.26 - 11.61]. Conclusion: The prevalence of active trachoma in these preschool-aged children was found to be high and needs special interventions that focus on educating families about proper face washing, liquid waste disposal, and improving safe water supply near the households. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Active trachoma; Cross-sectional study; Preschool- aged children; northwest Ethiopia |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20171010 Date Completed: 20180514 Latest Revision: 20260127 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC5632823 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40249-017-0345-8 |
| PMID: | 28988539 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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