Prevalence of trachoma within refugee camps serving South Sudanese refugees in White Nile State, Sudan: Results from population-based surveys

Abstract

Background Trachoma is a common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Although it has largely now disappeared from developed countries, it is still endemic in many developing countries. We aimed to highlight clinical stages and common related socio-demographic and household characteristics among patients with trachoma in Sudan. Methods A hospital-based case series descriptive study was conducted at Makah Eye Complex and Abdalfadeel-Almaz hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. We included all Trachoma patients from all age groups attending the two eye care hospitals in the period from 1st to 31st March 2015. Data was collected through clinical

Tracing Ocular Conditions in 15,921 Interwar Refugees, Veria, Greece (1926-1940)

“…Nearly one hundred years after our study period, trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although the World Health Organization has established an international effort to prevent and treat trachoma, under the acronym "SAFE", trachoma may be still a public health problem due to mass displacement of populations (7).…”

Trachoma in Sudan: Case series from Two Eye Care Hospitals and a Review of the Literature

“…Abstract and full texts of the potentially relevant studies were retrieved for screening and studies lacking insu cient data about the outcomes of interest were subsequently omitted. Lastly, a total of nine epidemiological studies published from 2007 to 2020 which met the eligibility criteria were included [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Main features and summery of the data from the included studies are shown in (Table 4).…”

Trachoma in Sudan: Case Series from Two Eye Care Hospitals and a Review of the Literature

“…Abstract and full texts of the potentially relevant studies were retrieved for screening and studies lacking insu cient data about the outcomes of interest were subsequently omitted. Lastly, a total of nine epidemiological studies published from 2007 to 2020 which met the eligibility criteria were included [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Main features and summery of the data from the included studies are shown in (Table 4).…”

“…Particular areas in Sudan exhibited higher burden of Trachoma, where prevalence of trachoma was above the WHO thresholds, speci cally Gadarif state and all of ve Darfur states. The presence of one million South-Sudanese refugees in displacement camps in White Nile state coming from a trachoma hyper-endemic country could impact the progress towards trachoma elimination [14].…”