What is the appropriate age range of individuals to be included in a survey to estimate the prevalence of trachomatous trichia sis?
Date
2011Author
Karimurio, Jefitha
Rono, Hillary
Mesurier, Richard Le
Mutuku, Mwanthi
Keeffe, Jill
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
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Introduction A survey to determine the prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) requires a large sample size and the recommended participant age is$15 years.
This study sought to establish the appropriate age range of individuals to be included in TT surveys. Methods Data from six previous surveys of adults $15 years old were reanalysed. Results Reanalysis indicated that 69.6e93.3% (average
87.0%) of untreated TT occurred in those aged 40+ years and 52.2e86.7% (average 73.1%) in those aged 50+ years (age$50 years is used in rapid assessment of avoidable blindness). Age$40 years was adopted in a TT survey conducted in Turkana district because it allowed a smaller sample size than age $15 years.
Conclusions The estimated backlog of untreated TT in people aged$40 years old in Turkana was 5932 and the overall TT backlog was likely to be 6358e8523. These
findings cannot be generalised because all surveys were carried out in the same country.
Publisher
Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi
Subject
trachomatous trichia sis?Collections
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