TRACHOMA AND WATER-USE - A CASE CONTROL STUDY IN A GAMBIAN VILLAGE
TRACHOMA AND WATER-USE - A CASE CONTROL STUDY IN A GAMBIAN VILLAGE
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DOI：
10.1016/0035-9203(91)90470-j
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发表时间：
1991-11-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
MABEY, D
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作者：
BAILEY, R;DOWNES, B;MABEY, D
沙眼在许多干旱地区普遍存在，但评估用水与沙眼之间关系的数据非常少。本研究比较了同一村庄16个无沙眼家庭中18个有一个或多个活动性沙眼病例家庭的儿童的用水情况。对两组的潜在混杂因素，如家庭规模、与水源的距离、社会经济指标和卫生行为进行了评估。研究发现，与对照组相比，患有沙眼的家庭每人每天给孩子洗澡的用水量明显减少（P = 0.033），没有证据表明其他测量变量会造成混淆。洗脸用的水少也与孩子们的脸不洁和脓疱病有关。如果这种关系能够得到证实，它可能为有效和廉价的沙眼干预措施提供基础。
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.