Active trachoma among children of District Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan: A cross sectional study
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Abdul Rehman Khokhar1, Sana Sabar2, Naghmana Lateef3
1Ghazi Khan Medical College D.G. Khan.
Objective:
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of trachoma among children of age one month to 15 years.
Methods:
Community based cross sectional study was conducted in district Dera Ghazi Khan from January to December 2014. The simple random sampling technique was employed. The total study participants were nine thousand seven hundred and sixteen (n=9716). The age of participants was one month to 15 years and all were residents of district, Dera Ghazi Khan. Data were collected by face to face interview and examination of subjects. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0.
Results:
From total 9716 children screened for trachoma, 57.2% were males and 42.8% were females. A total 181 cases of trachoma were detected, out of which 95 were male and 91 female children. The overall prevalence of active trachoma was 1.91%. Female children showed high prevalence of active trachoma (2.18%). Two peak prevalence of disease were noted during winter season.
Conclusions:
Active trachoma is a public health problem among children. High prevalence is reported among female subjects. Community awareness programmes are needed for health education especially about facial hygiene.
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