Blinding trachoma in Katsina State, Nigeria: Population-based prevalence survey in ten local government areas

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 294-302

  Jip, Nimzing F ^a   King, Jonathan D ^a   Diallo, Mamadou O ^a   Miri, Emmanuel S ^a   Hamza, Ahmed T ^b   Ngondi, Jeremiah ^c   Emerson, Paul M ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Katsina; Nigeria; Prevalence; SAFE strategy; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NOSE DISEASE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 53749099482     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802256542     Document Type: Article

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