Population Prevalence of Trachoma in Nine Rural Non-Indigenous Evaluation Units of Brazil

• Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann, Lopes, Maria de Fátima Costa, Borges de Souza Junior, Paulo Roberto, Vaz Ferreira Gómez, Daniela, Luna, Expedito José de Albuquerque, da Silva de Almeida, Wanessa, Damacena, Giseli Nogueira, Ribeiro Favacho, Joana da Felidade, Germano de Frias, Paulo, Butcher, Robert, Boyd, Sarah, Bakhtiari, Ana, Willis, Rebecca, Jimenez, Cristina, Harding-Esch, Emma, Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí, Solomon, Anthony W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Brazil; Brazil - epidemiology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; elimination; Humans; Infant; neglected tropical diseases; Prevalence; Public Health; Trachoma; Trachoma - epidemiology; trichiasis; Trichiasis - epidemiology; Tropical Data; WASH; Brazil; prevalence; Tropical Data; neglected tropical diseases; WASH; trichiasis; Brazil; Trachoma; elimination

Purpose : To assess the contemporary prevalence of trachoma in Brazil's non-indigenous population, surveys of those thought to be at greatest risk of disease were conducted. Methods : Rural census tracts of non-indigenous population from nine mesoregions were selected to compose the survey eval...