Tropical Doctor
Volume 16, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 66-69

Role of community health workers in trachoma control: Case study from a Somali Refugee camp (Article)

Anderson J.D.C. , Bentley C.C.
  • a International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, 27-29 Cayton Street, London EC1V 9EJ, United Kingdom
  • b UNICEF, Save the Children Fund, Somalia

Abstract

An epidemiological survey of a new refugee camp in NW Somalia, carried out in May 1981, revealed a high prevalence of active trachoma of severe and moderate intensity. The importance in that camp of the role of primary health care workers and of strong community action to control the pressure of transmission of chlamydia is highlighted. Their trachoma campaign resulted in a significant reduction of severe grades of active trachoma. © 1986, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

refugee trachoma community care health care personnel human epidemiology Refugees geographic distribution Community Health Aides Humans Adolescent Infant, Newborn male female Infant Child, Preschool major clinical study adult Somalia recreation visual system Chlamydia trachomatis Child
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DOI: 10.1177/004947558601600209
ISSN: 00494755
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English