Age-Specific Prevalence of Trachoma in Remote Australian Communities
There was no evidence of higher active trachoma prevalence in children aged 1-4 years. These findings support the use of prevalence in children aged 5-9 years in assessing one of the key indicators of elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in the Australian context.
Authors
- Alison Jaworski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8888-4554)
- Donna B Mak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-4330)
- Clare Huppatz
- Carleigh S. Cowling
- C. Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2652-2830)
- Susana Vaz Nery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-7785)
- Gordana Popović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-1058)
- Paula Wines
- Clare E F Dyer
- John M Kaldor
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- SA Health (AU)
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2025.2602570
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00