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[Trachoma in North Cameroon]
Y Mage1, J B Guillaume, P Ingrand
1Service d'Ophthalmologie, C.H.U. La Miletrie, Poitiers.
Revue Internationale Du Trachome Et De Pathologie Oculaire Tropicale Et Subtropicale Et De Sante Publique : Organe De La Ligue Contre Le Trachome Avec La Collaboration De L'International Organization Against Trachoma Et Des Organisation
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A study was carried out in the North of Cameroon concerning the frequency of trachomatous blindness among 3,326 cases of blindness. A 4.63% frequency was found. The results show a 2 women for one man sex ratio and differences between the studied ethnic groups. The role of hygiene is stressed in order to explain these numbers.