Mpyet Caleb, Tagoh Selassie, Boisson Sophie, Willis Rebecca, Muhammad Nasiru, Bakhtiari Ana, Adamu Mohammed D, Pavluck Alexandre L, Umar Murtala M, Alada Joel, Isiyaku Sunday, Adamani William, Jande Betty, Olobio Nicholas, Solomon Anthony W
a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Jos , Jos , Nigeria.
b Sightsavers , Kaduna , Nigeria.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Dec;25(sup1):79-85. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2018.1467466.
We sought to determine the prevalence of trachoma in each local government area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria.
Two-stage cluster sampling was used to conduct a series of 23 population-based prevalence surveys. LGAs were the evaluation units surveyed. In each LGA, 25 households were selected in each of 25 clusters, and individuals aged 1 year and above resident in those households were invited to be examined for trachoma. Data on access to water and sanitation were also collected at household level.
A total of 91,888 people were examined from among 93,636 registered residents across the 23 LGAs. The LGA-level prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) in 1-9 year olds ranged from 0.3% to 5.3%. Two LGAs had TF prevalences of 5.0-9.9%. The LGA-level prevalence of trichiasis in ≥15-year-olds ranged from 0.0% to 0.35%. Access to improved drinking water sources ranged from 0% in Gwer West to 99% in Tarka, while access to improved sanitation ranged from 1% in Gwer West to 92% in Oturkpo.
There is a need for public health-level interventions against trachoma in three LGAs of Benue State.
我们试图确定尼日利亚贝努埃州每个地方政府区域（LGA）沙眼的患病率。
采用两阶段整群抽样方法进行了一系列23项基于人群的患病率调查。LGA是被调查的评估单位。在每个LGA中，从25个群组中各选取25户家庭，并邀请居住在这些家庭中的1岁及以上个体接受沙眼检查。还在家庭层面收集了关于获得水和卫生设施的数据。
在23个LGA的93,636名登记居民中，共有91,888人接受了检查。1 - 9岁儿童沙眼性炎症 - 滤泡型（TF）的LGA层面患病率在0.3%至5.3%之间。两个LGA的TF患病率为5.0 - 9.9%。≥15岁人群睑内翻的LGA层面患病率在0.0%至0.35%之间。获得改善饮用水源的比例从格韦尔西部的0%到塔尔卡的99%不等，而获得改善卫生设施的比例从格韦尔西部的1%到奥图克波的92%不等。
贝努埃州三个LGA需要采取公共卫生层面的沙眼干预措施。
