Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil
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Resumo: | The World Health Organization recommends conducting prevalence surveys to validate the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by the year 2030. The recommendation specifies that the surveys should be directed to previous endemic poor rural areas. Brazil is an endemic country for trachoma and has experienced a large internal migration from the rural areas to the outskirts of the major cities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of trachoma in children aged 1 to 9 years old in two of the poorest municipalities on the outskirts of Sao Paulo to test the hypothesis of whether internal migration brought trachoma with it. A household survey was conducted between 2013 and 2014. The field teams went door-to-door to collect data on households with children of the selected age group and their members. The trachoma prevalence in this group was 1.5% (79/5,393). In the 10 to 19 years old group, the trachoma prevalence was significantly higher among girls 3.2% (47/1,448) than among boys 1.5% (20/1,361). This result adds evidence to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem and will be included in the supporting material to validate its elimination in Brazil. |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern BrazilTrachomaEpidemiologySurveillanceprevention and controlBrazilThe World Health Organization recommends conducting prevalence surveys to validate the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by the year 2030. The recommendation specifies that the surveys should be directed to previous endemic poor rural areas. Brazil is an endemic country for trachoma and has experienced a large internal migration from the rural areas to the outskirts of the major cities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of trachoma in children aged 1 to 9 years old in two of the poorest municipalities on the outskirts of Sao Paulo to test the hypothesis of whether internal migration brought trachoma with it. A household survey was conducted between 2013 and 2014. The field teams went door-to-door to collect data on households with children of the selected age group and their members. The trachoma prevalence in this group was 1.5% (79/5,393). In the 10 to 19 years old group, the trachoma prevalence was significantly higher among girls 3.2% (47/1,448) than among boys 1.5% (20/1,361). This result adds evidence to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem and will be included in the supporting material to validate its elimination in Brazil.Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo2022-11-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/20462410.1590/S1678-9946202264072Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 64 (2022); e72Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 64 (2022); e72Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 64 (2022); e721678-99460036-4665reponame:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinstname:Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)instacron:IMTenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/204624/188258Copyright (c) 2022 Norma Helen Medina, Vera Helena Joseph, Inês Kazue Koizumi, Renata Piffer Pereira, Miriá Lazzarin da Silva, Expedito Lunahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMedina, Norma Helen Joseph, Vera Helena Koizumi, Inês Kazue Pereira, Renata Piffer Silva, Miriá Lazzarin da Luna, Expedito 2022-11-18T18:16:25Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/204624Revistahttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/oai||revimtsp@usp.br1678-99460036-4665opendoar:2022-12-13T16:54:11.148997Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo - Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)true |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil Medina, Norma Helen Trachoma Epidemiology Surveillance prevention and control Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Advancing towards the elimination of trachoma as a cause of blindness in two cities in Sao Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil |
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Medina, Norma Helen |
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Medina, Norma Helen Joseph, Vera Helena Koizumi, Inês Kazue Pereira, Renata Piffer Silva, Miriá Lazzarin da Luna, Expedito |
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Joseph, Vera Helena Koizumi, Inês Kazue Pereira, Renata Piffer Silva, Miriá Lazzarin da Luna, Expedito |
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Medina, Norma Helen Joseph, Vera Helena Koizumi, Inês Kazue Pereira, Renata Piffer Silva, Miriá Lazzarin da Luna, Expedito |
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Trachoma Epidemiology Surveillance prevention and control Brazil |
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Trachoma Epidemiology Surveillance prevention and control Brazil |
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The World Health Organization recommends conducting prevalence surveys to validate the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by the year 2030. The recommendation specifies that the surveys should be directed to previous endemic poor rural areas. Brazil is an endemic country for trachoma and has experienced a large internal migration from the rural areas to the outskirts of the major cities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of trachoma in children aged 1 to 9 years old in two of the poorest municipalities on the outskirts of Sao Paulo to test the hypothesis of whether internal migration brought trachoma with it. A household survey was conducted between 2013 and 2014. The field teams went door-to-door to collect data on households with children of the selected age group and their members. The trachoma prevalence in this group was 1.5% (79/5,393). In the 10 to 19 years old group, the trachoma prevalence was significantly higher among girls 3.2% (47/1,448) than among boys 1.5% (20/1,361). This result adds evidence to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem and will be included in the supporting material to validate its elimination in Brazil. |
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