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. 2016 Dec 5;23(sup1):46–54. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2016.1250918

Table 1.

Local government area-level prevalences of trachomatous inflammation – follicular (TF) and trichiasis in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, 2013.

Local Government Area Sample examined n
Refused n
Absent n
Trachoma prevalence %
(95% CI)
Children (1-9 yrs) Adults (15+ yrs) Children (1-9 yrs) Adults (15+ yrs) Children (1-9 yrs) Adults (15+ yrs) TF (1-9 yrs) Trichiasis (15+ yrs)
Birnin Gwari 1222 1225 0 0 1 2 0.1 (0.0-0.2) 0.40 (0.14-0.65)
Chikun 840 1007 4 19 1 321 2.7 (1.0-4.8) 0.03 (03.0-0.10)
Giwa 1500 1308 1 19 52 213 1.7 (1.0-2.6) 0.35 (0.15-0.61)
Igabi 1444 1379 4 23 21 76 8.1 (5.7-10.9) 0.34 (0.16-0.59)
Ikara 1169 803 7 92 3 286 1.7 (1.1-2.3) 0.20 (0.04-0.43)
Jaba 982 1302 1 3 4 39 0.5 (0.3-0.9) 0.08 (0.00-0.23)
Jema’a 1219 1882 11 8 10 16 1.0 (0.5-1.8) 0.00
Kachia 1059 1166 14 1 22 30 1.4 (0.9-1.9) 0.16 (0.04-0.33)
Kaduna North 827 1619 60 87 17 117 0.6 (0.2-1.1) 0.07 (0.02-0.14)
Kaduna South 1126 918 2 0 36 37 0.0 (0.0-0.1) 0.08 (0.0-0.18)
Kagarko 1353 1148 1 5 2 8 2.0 (1.2-2.9) 0.38 (0.11-0.75)
Kajuru 916 1184 9 12 5 120 2.1 (0.9-3.8) 0.11 (0.02-0.26)
Kaura 1108 1460 4 2 6 140 2.0 (1.2-3.1) 0.09 (0.00-0.20)
Kauru 870 1378 37 31 60 334 4.9 (3.1-7.3) 0.50 (0.23-0.79)
Kubau 1014 1168 5 32 52 143 1.0 (0.3-2.0) 0.41 (0.22-0.60)
Kudan 1531 1282 21 49 50 93 2.4 (1.7-3.2) 0.32 (0.06-0.56)
Lere 799 1118 1 0 4 28 1.4 (0.5-2.1) 0.78 (0.40-1.24)
Makarfi 1070 1362 2 32 0 104 1.1 (0.3-2.3) 0.33 (0.14-0.55)
Sabon Gari 794 1177 2 36 203 196 0.5 (0.0-1.3) 0.09 (0.03-0.17)
Sanga 978 1279 4 4 5 68 2.2 (1.3-3.1) 0.09 (0.01-0.20)
Soba 1219 1062 3 84 5 97 0.2 (0.0-0.4) 0.23 (0.02-0.41)
Zangon Kataf 1070 1280 3 0 7 132 2.9 (2.0-3.9) 0.03 (0.00-0.08)
Zaria 898 1940 4 4 6 126 0.0 (0.0-0.4) 0.08 (0.01-0.14)

Prevalences of trichiasis are displayed to two decimal places in order to provide clarity on whether or not the best estimate of prevalence was above or below the elimination threshold of 0.2% in adults ≥ 15 years.

CI, confidence interval.