ABSTRACT
Oman aims to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2010. As a part of a study to review the health institution approach of trachoma surveillance, "F" (facial cleanliness) and "E" (environmental improvement) components of the SAFE trachoma control strategy were assessed in a high-risk population in Nizwa wilayat. Thus 50 households with 1 member treated for active trachoma in the last 6 months were evaluated for active trachoma and forwater and sanitation facilities. In all, 229 children under 15 years of age were clinically examined; the rate of active trachoma was 3.5% in the children. Clean face was found in 97.8% of the children and 70% of houses had piped water or water supplied by tankers. The status of "F" and "E" in the study area was generally high.
Subject(s)
Environmental Health , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Hygiene , Trachoma , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Attitude to Health , Child , Child, Preschool , Environmental Health/education , Environmental Health/statistics & numerical data , Female , Health Care Surveys , Health Surveys , Humans , Hygiene/education , Hygiene/standards , Male , Mass Screening , Oman/epidemiology , Population Surveillance , Prevalence , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Sanitation/statistics & numerical data , Self Care/methods , Self Care/statistics & numerical data , Skin Care/methods , Skin Care/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Trachoma/epidemiology , Trachoma/prevention & control , Water Supply/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Oman aims to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2010. As a part of a study to review the health institution approach of trachoma surveillance, "F" [facial cleanliness] and "E" [environmental improvement] components of the SAFE trachoma control strategy were assessed in a high-risk population in Nizwa wilayat. Thus 50 households with 1 member treated for active trachoma in the last 6 months were evaluated for active trachoma and for water and sanitation facilities. In all, 229 children under 15 years of age were clinically examined; the rate of active trachoma was 3.5% in the children. Clean face was found in 97.8% of the children and 70% of houses had piped water or water supplied by tankers. The status of "F" and "E" in the study area was generally high
