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ArticleOphthalmic epidemiology2020

Prevalence of Trachoma in Pakistan: Results of 42 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project.

Asad Aslam Khan, Victor V Florea, Arif Hussain, Zahid Jadoon, Sophie Boisson, Rebecca Willis, Michael Dejene, Ana Bakhtiari, Caleb Mpyet, Alexandre L Pavluck and 3 more

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Article in Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Epidemiology and control of trachoma in the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil, 2007-2021.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2023
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  3. Exploring eye care pathways, patient priorities and economics in Pakistan: A scoping review and expert consultation study with thematic analysis.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 8 institutions in 8 countries.

Asad Aslam KhanMinistry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Victor V FloreaDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Arif HussainCollege of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zahid JadoonPakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sophie BoissonDepartment of Public Health, The Environment and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Rebecca WillisInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USA.
Michael DejeneMichael Dejene Public Health Consultancy Services, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ana BakhtiariInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USA.
Caleb MpyetDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.
Alexandre L PavluckInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USA.
Munazza GillaniSightsavers, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Babar QureshiNeglected Tropical Diseases, CBM, Oakington, Cambridge, UK.
Anthony W SolomonDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
International Trachoma Initiative · USWorld Health Organization · CHEthiopian Public Health Association · ETHayatabad Medical Complex · PKKing Edward Medical University · PKMayo Hospital · PKUniversity of Jos · NGWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean · EG

Funding

Wellcome Trust 098521World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

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AdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsBlindnessChildChild, PreschoolDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHealth SurveysHumansInfantInflammationMalePakistanPrevalencePublic HealthSanitationAnti-Bacterial AgentsGlobal Trachoma Mapping ProjectPakistansanitationtrachomatrichiasiswater

Identifiers

PMID31916887
PMCPMC7048080
OpenAlexW3000659281

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Registered trials

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