Smartphone photography as a possible method of post-validation trachoma surveillance in resource-limited settings.
Int Health
; 11(6): 613-615, 2019 11 13.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31329890
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Validation of trachoma elimination requires monitoring after discontinuation of trachoma program activities, though such evaluations are not commonly done.METHODS:
Conjunctival examinations and smartphone photography were performed on a random sample of pre-school children from 15 villages in a region of Burkina Faso thought to have eliminated trachoma.RESULTS:
No clinically active trachoma was detected by in-field or photographic evaluation. Smartphone images demonstrated high agreement with field grading (>99% concordance).CONCLUSIONS:
Trachoma appears to have been eliminated from this area of Burkina Faso. Smartphone cameras may be a useful aid for monitoring in resource-limited settings.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Photography
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Trachoma
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Population Surveillance
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Smartphone
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Health
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States