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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Trachoma in Kano State, Nigeria

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Title
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Trachoma in Kano State, Nigeria
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PLOS ONE, July 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0040421
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Caleb Mpyet, Barka David Lass, Hadi B. Yahaya, Anthony W. Solomon

Abstract

In northern Nigeria, trachoma is an important public health problem, but there are currently few population-based data on prevalence of disease and no formal trachoma control programs.

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Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Burkina Faso 1 1%
Nigeria 1 1%
Unknown 68 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 14%
Researcher 9 13%
Student > Postgraduate 7 10%
Other 5 7%
Other 10 14%
Unknown 16 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 11%
Social Sciences 7 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 8%
Environmental Science 4 6%
Other 10 14%
Unknown 21 29%