Table 1.
LGA | Number of villages sampled | 1–9-year olds |
≥15-year-olds |
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Resident | Examined | Absent | Refused | TF prevalencea (95% CI) | Resident | Examined | Absent | Refused | Trichiasis prevalenceb (95% CI) | ||
Birnin Kudu | 25 | 942 | 913 | 11 | 18 | 5.09 (2.5–9.0) | 1576 | 1458 | 99 | 19 | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) |
Buji | 25 | 953 | 928 | 18 | 7 | 8.1 (4.8–11.5) | 1469 | 1344 | 72 | 53 | 2.1 (1.5–2.8) |
Dutse | 25 | 892 | 867 | 8 | 17 | 8.1 (4.5–13.1) | 1534 | 1314 | 118 | 102 | 3.1 (2.2–4.0) |
Kiyawa | 25 | 942 | 903 | 13 | 26 | 12.8 (7.6–19.4) | 1593 | 1319 | 141 | 133 | 2.8 (2.1–3.4) |
Totals | 100 | 3727 | 3611 | 50 | 68 | N/A | 6172 | 5435 | 430 | 307 | N/A |
aAdjusted for age in 1–year age bands (see text).
bAdjusted for gender and age in 5–year age bands (see text).
CI: confidence interval; N/A: not applicable.