Smartphone photography as a possible method of post-validation trachoma surveillance in resource-limited settings.
health technologies
ophthalmology
prevention & control
smartphone photography
tele-ophthalmology
trachoma
Journal
International health
ISSN: 1876-3405
Titre abrégé: Int Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101517095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 11 2019
13 11 2019
Historique:
received:
22
01
2019
revised:
02
04
2019
accepted:
11
06
2019
pubmed:
23
7
2019
medline:
19
2
2020
entrez:
23
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Validation of trachoma elimination requires monitoring after discontinuation of trachoma program activities, though such evaluations are not commonly done. 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. No clinically active trachoma was detected by in-field or photographic evaluation. Smartphone images demonstrated high agreement with field grading (>99% concordance). 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.
Sections du résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31329890
pii: 5536987
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz035
pmc: PMC7967810
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
613-615Subventions
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : R25 MH083620
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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