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A search for trachoma in Timor-Leste: no evidence to justify undertaking population-based prevalence surveys

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Pages 131-137 | Received 30 Apr 2018, Accepted 01 Nov 2018, Published online: 31 Dec 2018

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Figure 1. Spatial coverage of fieldwork conducted as part of this investigation: school screening by a visiting ophthalmologist; examination by trained eyecare workers of all patients seen for routine clinical care in referral hospital or eye clinic; and house-to-house case searches by ophthalmology registrars, following up results from the 2016 rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB). The black square shows the capital, Dili. District numbering: 2 = Ainaro (sub-district Maubisse); 3 = Baucau; 4 = Bobonaro (sub-district Maliana); 5 = Covalima; 6 = Dili; 7 = Ermera (sub-district Ermera); 8 = Lautém (sub-district Lospalos); 9 = Liquiça; 11 = Manufahi (sub-district Same); 12 = Oecussi (sub-district Pante Macassar).

Figure 1. Spatial coverage of fieldwork conducted as part of this investigation: school screening by a visiting ophthalmologist; examination by trained eyecare workers of all patients seen for routine clinical care in referral hospital or eye clinic; and house-to-house case searches by ophthalmology registrars, following up results from the 2016 rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB). The black square shows the capital, Dili. District numbering: 2 = Ainaro (sub-district Maubisse); 3 = Baucau; 4 = Bobonaro (sub-district Maliana); 5 = Covalima; 6 = Dili; 7 = Ermera (sub-district Ermera); 8 = Lautém (sub-district Lospalos); 9 = Liquiça; 11 = Manufahi (sub-district Same); 12 = Oecussi (sub-district Pante Macassar).

Figure 2. Spatial coverage of the three Timor-Leste rapid assessments of avoidable blindness (RAABs) identified, which were conducted in 2005, 2009–2010 and 2016. The black square shows the capital, Dili. District numbering: 1 = Aileu; 2 = Ainaro; 3 = Baucau; 4 = Bobonaro; 5 = Covalima; 6 = Dili; 7 = Ermera; 8 = Lautém; 9 = Liquiça; 10 = Manatuto; 11 = Manufahi; 12 = Oecussi; 13 = Viqueque.

Figure 2. Spatial coverage of the three Timor-Leste rapid assessments of avoidable blindness (RAABs) identified, which were conducted in 2005, 2009–2010 and 2016. The black square shows the capital, Dili. District numbering: 1 = Aileu; 2 = Ainaro; 3 = Baucau; 4 = Bobonaro; 5 = Covalima; 6 = Dili; 7 = Ermera; 8 = Lautém; 9 = Liquiça; 10 = Manatuto; 11 = Manufahi; 12 = Oecussi; 13 = Viqueque.