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1801366

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
Trachoma is prevalent in many arid areas but data assessing the relationship between water use and trachoma are very scarce. This study compared 18 families having one or more active trachoma cases among the children with 16 trachoma-free families in the same village with respect to water use. Potential confounders such as family size, distance to water source, socio-economic indicators, and hygiene behaviour were assessed in the 2 groups. The families with trachoma were found to use significantly less water per person per day for washing children than did the control group (P = 0.033) with no evidence of confounding by the other measured variables. Low amounts of water for washing were also associated with unclean faces and impetigo in the children. If such a relationship can be substantiated it might provide the basis for effective and cheap interventions against trachoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
824-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Trachoma and water use; a case control study in a Gambian village.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't