ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2004
Gender equity and trichiasis surgery in the Vietnam and Tanzania national trachoma control programmes.
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- Optimizing Trichiasis Case Finding to Attain the Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Gender differences in the surgical management of trachomatous trichiasis: an exploratory analysis of global trachoma survey data, 2015-2019.International health · 2023Article
- Productivity, efficiency and gender equity of community mobilisation approaches in trichiasis campaigns: analysis of programmatic data from seven sub-Saharan African countries.International health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of trachoma in the Republic of Chad: results of 41 population-based surveys.Ophthalmic epidemiology · 2018Article
- Prevalence of trachoma in the Kayes region of Mali eight years after stopping mass drug administration.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Prevalence of trachoma in the north region of Cameroon: results of a survey in 15 health districts.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Article
- Prevalence of trachoma in the Far North region of Cameroon: results of a survey in 27 Health Districts.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2013Article
- Active trachoma and associated risk factors among children in Baso Liben District of East Gojjam, Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2012Article
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- Overcoming gender inequity in prevention of blindness and visual impairment in Africa.Middle East African journal of ophthalmology · 2011Article
- Neglected tropical diseases in sub-saharan Africa: review of their prevalence, distribution, and disease burden.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2009Article
- Uptake of trichiasis surgical services in Tanzania through two village-based approaches.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2007Article
- Contribution of sex-linked biology and gender roles to disparities with trachoma.Emerging infectious diseases · 2004Review
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Abstract
aimsTo calculate the gender distribution of trichiasis cases in trachoma communities in Vietnam and Tanzania, and the gender distribution of surgical cases, to determine if women are using surgical services proportional to their needs.
methodsPopulation based data from surveys done in Tanzania and Vietnam as part of the national trachoma control programmes were used to determine the rate of trichiasis by gender in the population. Surgical records provided data on the gender ratio of surgical cases.
resultsThe rates of trichiasis in both countries are from 1.4-fold to sixfold higher in females compared to males. In both countries, the female to male rate of surgery was the same or even higher than the female to male rate of trichiasis in the population.
conclusionsThese data provide assurance of gender equity in the provision and use of trichiasis surgery services in the national programmes of these two countries. Such simple analyses should be used by other programmes to assure gender equity in provision and use of trichiasis surgery services.
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