02632nas a2200421   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653001500051653001300066653001200079653003200091653001200123653001100135653003600146100001500182700001200197700001300209700001400222700002000236700001200256700001200268700001600280700001400296700001700310700001100327700001300338700001400351700001500365700001300380700001300393700001400406700003700420245012700457856008500584300000800669520151900677022001402196       2016                            d10aWASH10aTrichiasis10aTrachoma10aNigeria10aNeglected Tropical Diseases10aMapping10aKaduna10aGlobal Trachoma Mapping Project1 aMuhammad N1 aMpyet C1 aAdamu MD1 aWilliam A1 aMuhammad Umar M1 aGoyol M1 aMuazu H1 aOnyebuchi U1 aIsiyaku S1 aFlueckiger R1 aChu BK1 aWillis R1 aPavluck A1 aAlhassan A1 aOlobio N1 aGordon B1 aSolomon A1 aGlobal Trachoma Mapping Project 00aMapping trachoma in Kaduna state, Nigeria: Results of 23 local government area-level, population-based prevalence surveys.  uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09286586.2016.1250918?needAccess=true  a1-93 a<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>To prepare for global elimination of trachoma by 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mapping of trachoma at district-level to enable planning of elimination activities in affected populations. The aim of our study was to provide data on trachoma for each local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria, as such data were previously unavailable.</p>

<p><strong>METHOD: </strong>As part of the Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP), a population-based cross-sectional trachoma survey was conducted in each of the 23 LGAs of Kaduna State, between May and June 2013. The protocols of the GTMP were used.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The prevalence of trachomatous inflammation - follicular (TF) in children aged 1-9 years was between 0.03% and 8% across the LGAs, with only one LGA (Igabi) having a TF prevalence ≥5%. The LGA-level prevalences of trichiasis in persons aged 15 years and older were between 0.00% and 0.78%. Eleven LGAs had trichiasis prevalences of 0.2% and over in adults; a threshold equivalent to 1 case per 1000 total population. The LGA-level proportion of households with access to improved water sources ranged from 9% to 96%, while household access to latrines ranged from 5% to 99%.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Kaduna State has generally hypoendemic trachoma, but a few trichiasis surgeries are still required to attain the WHO elimination targets. Better access to improved water and sanitation is needed.</p>
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