Prevalence of and risk factors for trachoma in Kano state, Nigeria

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 7; p. e40421
• Main Authors: Mpyet, Caleb, Lass, Barka David, Yahaya, Hadi B, Solomon, Anthony W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.07.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Animal manures; Azithromycin; Biology; Censuses; Child; Child, Preschool; Chlamydia; Chlamydia trachomatis; Cluster Analysis; Consent; Control programs; Data processing; Disease control; Dung; Environmental hygiene; Female; Females; Health aspects; Households; Humans; Hygiene; Infant; Infections; Local government; Male; Males; Medical research; Medicine; Nigeria - epidemiology; Personal hygiene; Population; Prevalence; Public health; Random sampling; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Statistical sampling; Surgery; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Towns; Trachoma; Trachoma - epidemiology; Visual impairment; Young Adult; Nigeria; Vietnam; Burkina Faso; Malawi; West Africa; Tanzania; Kano Nigeria

In northern Nigeria, trachoma is an important public health problem, but there are currently few population-based data on prevalence of disease and no formal trachoma control programs. In Kano state, Nigeria, we conducted a population-based cross-sectional survey using multistage cluster random samp...