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. 2012 Apr 24;6(4):e1586. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001586

Table 2. Characteristics in children aged 0–5 years in 48 communities in Niger.

Characteristic
Mean prevalence TF1 26.0% (21.9% to 30.0%)
Mean prevalence TF/TI2 28.3% (24.1% to 32.4%)
Mean prevalence C. trachomatis 3 20.7% (16.5% to 24.9%)
Pearson correlation between TF & infection 0.63 (0.42 to 0.78), P<0.001
Pearson correlation between TF/TI & infection 0.71 (0.53 to 0.83), P<0.001

All values with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.

1

TF = trachomatous inflammation, follicular.

2

TI = trachomatous inflammation, intense.

3

C. trachomatis by Amplicor PCR.