Prevalence of trachoma in four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Egypt

Figures & data

Table 1. Adults and children resident, examined, absent and refused, by markaz, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Egypt, 2015.

Markaz	Children aged 1–9 years				Adults aged ≥15 years
	Enumerated	Examined	Absent	Refused	Enumerated	Examined	Absent	Refused
Abu Quorquas	925	916 (99.0)	6 (0.6)	3 (0.3)	1502	1479 (98.5)	16 (1.1)	6 (0.4)
Deir Mawass	1098	1097 (99.9)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	1458	1400 (96.0)	54 (3.7)	4 (0.3)
Matai	842	837 (99.4)	4 (0.5)	1 (0.1)	1513	1480 (97.8)	14 (0.9)	19 (1.3)
Elfashn	843	832 (98.7)	11 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	1556	1223 (78.6)	299 (19.2)	33 (2.1)
Total	3708	3682 (99.3)	22 (0.6)	4 (0.1)	6029	5582 (92.6)	383 (6.4)	62 (1.0)

Table 2. Prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) and trachomatous inflammation—intense (TI) in 1–9-year olds, and prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in ≥15-year olds, four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Egypt, 2015.

Markaz	Age-adjusted^a prevalence of TF in 1–9-year olds(95% CI)	Age-adjusted^a prevalence of TI in 1–9-year olds(95% CI)	Age- and gender-adjusted^b prevalence of TT in ≥15-year olds(95% CI)	Age- and gender-adjusted^b prevalence of unmanaged TT in ≥15-year olds(95% CI)
Abu Quorquas	12.0 (7.5–18.2)	3.5 (1.8–5.5)	1.1 (0.5–1.9)	0.8 (0.4–1.5)
Deir Mawass	25.3 (19.2–32.6)	7.0 (3.8–10.7)	3.1 (1.9–4.6)	2.3 (1.2–3.6)
Matai	8.4 (5.6–10.7)	0.9 (0.2–1.6)	1.2 (0.5–1.9)	0.9 (0.4–1.4)
Elfashn	11.6 (7.3–17.3)	8.0 (4.6–11.8)	1.1 (0.5–1.9)	0.7 (0.2–1.5)

^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.

Figure 1. Prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) in 1–9-year olds, four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Egypt, 2015.

Figure 2. Prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in ≥15-year olds, four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Egypt, 2015.

Table 3. Estimated numbers of people needing surgery (S) for trachomatous trichiasis (TT), antibiotics (A), facial cleanliness (F), and environmental improvement (E) interventions, for trachoma elimination purposes, in four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Egypt, 2017.

Markaz	Number of people with TT	Number of people with unmanaged TT	Number of people needing S to achieve the TT elimination threshold	Number of people needing A, F, and E (2017 population estimates)
Abu Quorquas	3590	2611	1958	593,356
Deir Mawass	6505	4826	4407	381,535
Matai	2000	1500	1166	302,978
Elfashn	2598	1653	1181	429,434
Total	14,693	10,590	8712	1707,303

Table 4. Household access to water and sanitation facilities, four marakez of Elmenia and Bani Suef Governorates, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Egypt, 2015.

Markaz	Households enumerated (n)	Proportion of households (%)
		With access to an improved water source in the residence/yard	With access to an improved water source within a 30-min round trip	With household-level access to an improved sanitation facility
Abu Quorquas	750	99	100	100
Deir Mawass	748	100	100	100
Matai	747	96	100	100
Elfashn	748	100	100	100