Prevalence of trachoma in indigenous and non-indigenous areas, Northeastern Brazil, 2019–2021

Prevalence of trachoma in indigenous and non-indigenous areas, Northeastern Brazil, 2019–2021

Objective. To estimate the prevalence of trachoma in indigenous and non-indigenous populations in selected areas of the state of Maranhão, in northeastern Brazil. Methods. This was a population-based survey with probabilistic sampling. For the diagnosis of trachoma, external ocular examination was p...

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Main Authors: Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gomez, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Maria de Fátima Costa Lopes, Expedito José de Albuquerque Luna, Ivan Ricardo Zimmermann, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares, Maria Margarita Urdaneta Gutierrez, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2024-03-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
trachoma
neglected diseases
prevalence
health surveys
brazil
Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/59323

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