Prevalence of Trachoma in Kano State, Nigeria: Results of 44 Local Government Area-Level Surveys

• Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 195 - 203
• Main Authors: Mpyet, Caleb, Muhammad, Nasiru, Adamu, Mohammed Dantani, Muazu, Habila, Umar, Murtala Muhammad, Goyol, Musa, Yahaya, Hadi Bala, Onyebuchi, Uwazoeke, Ogoshi, Chris, Hussaini, Tijjani, Isiyaku, Sunday, William, Adamani, Flueckiger, Rebecca M., Chu, Brian K., Willis, Rebecca, Pavluck, Alexandre L., Olobio, Nicholas, Phelan, Sophie, Macleod, Colin, Solomon, Anthony W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 04.05.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blindness - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cluster Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Global Trachoma Mapping Project; Humans; Infant; Kano State; Local Government; Male; Middle Aged; Nigeria; Nigeria - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; trachoma; Trachoma - epidemiology; trichiasis; Trichiasis - epidemiology; Young Adult; prevalence; Kano State; trachoma; Nigeria; Global Trachoma Mapping Project; trichiasis

Purpose: We sought to determine the prevalence of trachoma in 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State, Nigeria. Methods: A population-based prevalence survey was conducted in each Kano LGA. We used a two-stage systematic and quasi-random sampling strategy to select 25 households from each of...