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ArticleInternational health2023

Gender differences in the surgical management of trachomatous trichiasis: an exploratory analysis of global trachoma survey data, 2015-2019.

Kristin M Sullivan, Emma M Harding-Esch, Wilfrid E Batcho, Amadou A Bio Issifou, Maria de Fátima Costa Lopes, Celia Landmann Szwarcwald, Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gomez, Clarisse Bougouma, Nassa Christophe, Martin Kabore and 60 more

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Kristin M SullivanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6810-4998
Emma M Harding-EschClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Wilfrid E BatchoProgramme National De Lutte Contre Les Maladies Transmissibles, Ministère De La Santé, Cotonou, Benin.
Amadou A Bio IssifouDépartement D'ophthalmologie, Université De Parakou, Borgou, Benin.
Maria de Fátima Costa LopesSecretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil.
Celia Landmann SzwarcwaldInstitute of Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Daniela Vaz Ferreira GomezMinistério da Saúde, Brazil.
Clarisse BougoumaDirection de la Protection de la Santé de la Population, Ministère de la Santé, Burkina Faso.
Nassa ChristopheAttaché de Santé en Épidémiologie, Programme National de Lutte Contre Les MTN, Burkina Faso.
Martin KaboreL'unité d'élimination du trachome, PNMTN, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Victor BucumiDépartement En Charge des Maladies Tropicales, Négligées Ministère De La Santé Publique Et De La Lutte Contre Le Sida, Bujumbura, Burundi.
Assumpta L BellaProgramme National de Lutte Contre La Cecite, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
Emilienne EpeeDepartment Of Ophthalmology, University of Yaoundé Yaounde Centre/Ministère de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
Georges YayaMinistère de la Santé Publique, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Julian Trujillo-TrujilloSubdirectorate of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogotá, Colombia.
Michael DejeneSightsavers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Fikre Seife GebretsadikNeglected Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Program, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Genet GebruNeglected Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Program, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Fikreab KebedeNeglected Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Program, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tsedeke MathewosNeglected Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Program, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Eunice Texiera de Silva CassamaRegion Sanitaria Bolama-Bijagós, Bubaque, Guinea Bissau.
Salimato SanhaPrograma Nacional De Sau´de De Visão, Minsap, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
Ernest BarasaMinistry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Hadley Matendechero SultaniState Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Titus WatituMinistry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rabebe TekeraoiTungaru Central Hospital, MHMS Tarawa, Kiribati.
Khumbo M KaluaBlantyre Institute for Community Outreach, Blantyre, Malawi.
Michael P MasikaDepartment of Clinical and Medical Rehabilitation Services, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lamine TraoréNational Eye Health Program, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Mali.
Abdallahi O MinnihDépartement Des Maladies Transmissibles, Ministère De La Santé Nouakchott, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Mariamo AbdalaDireção Nacional de Saúde Pública, Ministerio Da Saude, Maputo, Mozambique.
Marília E MassangaieDireção Nacional de Saúde Pública, Ministerio Da Saude, Maputo, Mozambique.
Ye WinDepartment of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Sports, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Sue-Chen ApadinuweDepartment of Health, Denigomodu District Nauru, Nauru.
Sailesh Kumar MishraNational Society for Comprehensive Eye Care, Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Shekhar SharmaMinistry of Health, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Abdou AmzaProgramme National De Santé Oculaire, Ministère De La Santé Publique, Niamey, Niger.
Boubacar KadriProgramme National De Santé Oculaire, Ministère De La Santé Publique, Niamey, Niger.
Beido NassirouProgramme National De Santé Oculaire, Ministère De La Santé Publique, Niamey, Niger.
Caleb D MpyetDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria.
Nicholas OlobioNeglected Tropical Diseases Division, Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
Arif HussainCommunity Ophthalmology, College of Ophthalmology & Allied Vision Sciences (COAVS), Mayo Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Asad Aslam KhanCollege of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Garap JambiPrevention of Blindness Committee, PNG Eye Care, Boroko, Papua New Guinea.
Robert KoNational Department of Health, Waigani, Papua New Guinea.
Amir B KelloAF/UCU UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases Unit, ESPEN, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Mouctar D BadianeProgramme National de Promotion de La Santé Oculaire, Ministère de la Santé et de L'Action Sociale, Dakar, Senegal.
Boubacar SarrMinistère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale, Senegal.
Abdi DalmarMinistry of Health, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Balgesa E ElshafieNational Program for Prevention of Blindness, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
George E KabonaNeglected Tropical Diseases Control Program, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Oscar KaitabaNeglected Tropical Diseases Control Program, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Upendo MwingiraNeglected Tropical Diseases Control Program, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Alistidia SimonNeglected Tropical Diseases Control Program, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Sarjo KanyiNational Eye Health Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Banjul, The Gambia.
Marcel S AwoussiMinistère de la Santé et de L'Hygiène Publique, Lomé, Togo.
Kwamy TogbeyProgramme National des Maladies Tropicales Negligées, Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care, Lomé, Togo.
Gilbert BaayendaNeglected Tropical Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Mugume FrancisNeglected Tropical Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Edridah M TukahebwaVector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Ana BakhtiariInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Alexander P KeilDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Joanna MaselkoDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Daniel WestreichDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Mackline GaraeDepartment of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vanuatu Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Fasiah TaleoDepartment of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vanuatu Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Tawfik Q Al-KhateebDepartment Of Ophthalmology, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
Consity MwaleKitwe Teaching Eye Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kitwe, Zambia.
Anthony W SolomonGlobal Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Emily W GowerDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USMinistry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children · TZMinistère de la Santé Publique · NEMinistry of Health · UGMinistry of Health · KEInstituto Nacional de Saúde · MZMayo Hospital · PKMinistère de la Santé Publique · BIMinistère de la Santé Publique et Action Sociale · SNMinistério da Saúde · BRTogolese Ministry of Health · TGVanuatu Cultural Centre · VUBlantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology · MWDirection Générale de la Pharmacie, du Médicament et des Laboratoires · BFFederal Ministry of Health · NGFederal Ministry of Health · SDFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRInternational Trachoma Initiative · USLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBMinistère De La Santé · BF

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTrachomatous trichiasis (TT) is a painful, potentially blinding eye condition that can be managed through epilation or surgery. Women are affected by TT approximately twice as often as men and are believed to face gendered barriers to receiving surgical care to prevent vision loss.

methodsWe used data from 817 cross-sectional surveys conducted during 2015-2019 in 20 African countries to estimate the prevalence difference (PD) between female and male eyes for four outcomes potentially indicating gender-related differences in TT management: (1) received surgery and developed postoperative TT (PTT), (2) never offered surgery, (3) offered surgery but declined it, and (4) offered epilation but never offered surgery.

resultsThe prevalence was modestly elevated among female eyes compared with male eyes for having PTT (PD:1.8 [95% confidence limits (CL): 0.6, 3.0]) and having declined surgery for the eye (PD: 6.2 [95% CL: 1.8, 10.7]). The proportion offered epilation was similar by gender (PD:0.5 [95% CL: -0.4, 1.3]), while never having been offered surgery was somewhat more prevalent among male eyes (PD: -2.1 [95% CL: -3.5, -0.7]).

conclusionsOur results suggest potential gender differences in TT management. More research is needed to determine the causes and implications of the observed differences.

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TrachomaTrichiasisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsChlamydia trachomatiseliminationgendersurgerytrachomatrichiasis

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