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A diagnostic instrument to help field graders evaluate active trachoma
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dc.contributor.author | Solomon, Anthony W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Le Mesurier, Richard T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, William J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-16T15:30:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-16T15:30:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-11-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Solomon , A W , Le Mesurier , R T & Williams , W J 2018 , ' A diagnostic instrument to help field graders evaluate active trachoma ' , Ophthalmic Epidemiology , vol. 25 , no. 5-6 , pp. 399-402 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2018.1500616 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0928-6586 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 256601259 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 8d3c8437-5e13-498f-b8f2-c20b08a6890b | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:562DBDF4DCAC5DEC26233194D67B42FB | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85052055957 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000445876500011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/16490 | |
dc.description | Funding: Production of prototypes and the final design was supported by The Fred Hollows Foundation. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The SAFE strategy (Surgery for trichiasis, mass treatment with Antibiotics to clear ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, and Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement to reduce transmission) is being used to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. Decisions on whether or not to implement the A, F, and E components of SAFE are made on the basis of the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) in 1–9-year-olds. TF has a precise definition: at least five follicles, each of which is at least 0.5-mm diameter, in the central part of the upper tarsal conjunctiva. Determining whether a follicle has a diameter ≥0.5mm is difficult using magnifying loupes alone. We have developed an ultra-low-cost solution: a follicle size guide that takes the form of a durable printed adhesive sticker which can be fixed to graders’ thumb nails for direct size comparison. This tool will be made available to health ministries free of charge. It is anticipated to simplify grader training, increase grader trainee pass rates, and prevent in-service diagnostic drift after training is complete. | |
dc.format.extent | 4 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Ophthalmic Epidemiology | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en |
dc.subject | Diagnosis | en |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | en |
dc.subject | Trachoma | en |
dc.subject | RE Ophthalmology | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RE | en |
dc.title | A diagnostic instrument to help field graders evaluate active trachoma | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2018.1500616 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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