TRACHOMA AND FLIES - INDIVIDUAL VS ENVIRONMENTAL RISK-FACTORS
TRACHOMA AND FLIES - INDIVIDUAL VS ENVIRONMENTAL RISK-FACTORS
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DOI：
10.1001/archopht.1992.01080170109035
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发表时间：
1992-05-01
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LYNCH, M
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作者：
BRECHNER, RJ;WEST, S;LYNCH, M
儿童患活动性沙眼的风险似乎与环境中的苍蝇有关。然而，与沙眼风险增加相关的苍蝇密度测量方法尚不清楚。在对坦桑尼亚高流行区六个村庄的调查中，对儿童脸上的苍蝇数量（面蝇分数）和主要门口周围的家庭苍蝇数量（家庭苍蝇分数）进行了比较。在调整儿童的年龄和性别后，评估与每项措施相关的沙眼风险。多重逻辑回归模型表明，面部锉刀的存在始终与沙眼风险增加相关，并且就测量的难易性和关联强度而言，面部锉刀的数量比家庭苍蝇的数量是更好的预测因子。
The risk of active trachoma in children appears to be higher in association with flies in the environment. However, a measure of fly density that could consistently be related to an increased risk of trachoma is unknown. In a survey of six villages in a hyperendemic area of Tanzania, a comparison was made between the number of flies on the faces (face-fly scores) of children and the number of household flies around the main doorways (household-fly scores). The risk of trachoma associated with each measure was evaluated after adjusting for the age and sex of the child. A multiple logistic regression model demonstrated that the presence of files on the face was consistently associated with increased risk of trachoma, and that number of files on the face is a superior predictor in terms of ease of measurement and strength of association than is number of household flies.