ABSTRACT

a) Purpose

The objective of the study was to assess the presence of trachoma in high priority districts in the Amazon state of Venezuela (the Bolivarian Republic of), and use trachoma data gathering platform to offer integrated primary health care services to underserved hard-to-reach populations living in the border with Colombia.

b) Methods

Trachoma Rapid Assessments (TRA) were conducted in indigenous communities of three municipalities of the Amazonas State of Venezuela from June 2018 to April 2019 using the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Integrated health services were delivered based on the identified needs of the population of the assessed communities.

c) Results

1,185 children aged 1–9 years were examined for trachoma in the three municipalities, of which 6.92% had active trachoma; 994 people 15 years and above were examined for trachomatous trichiasis (TT) finding two cases (0.2%). 1,635 people were examined for other health-related problems and the most common diagnoses were intestinal parasites (54.74%), eye diseases (16.81%), cavities (7.34%), scabies (5.56%), headache (4.40%), and malaria (2.81%); additionally, 2,233 vaccine doses were provided to children and adults to complete vaccination series.

d) Conclusion

The results of the TRA in the Amazon state of Venezuela suggest that trachoma could be a public health problem and standardized population-based surveys to establish the prevalence and determine the interventions to implement are needed.

中文翻译：

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委内瑞拉的沙眼快速评估，在难以到达的人群中将数据收集与服务交付相结合的一个例子

摘要

a) 目的

该研究的目的是评估委内瑞拉（玻利瓦尔共和国）亚马逊州高度优先地区是否存在沙眼，并使用沙眼数据收集平台为服务不足、难以到达的人群提供综合初级卫生保健服务住在哥伦比亚边境。

b) 方法

2018 年 6 月至 2019 年 4 月，使用世界卫生组织 (WHO) 指南，在委内瑞拉亚马逊州三个城市的土著社区进行了沙眼快速评估 (TRA)。根据评估社区人口的确定需求提供综合卫生服务。

c) 结果

三个城市的 1185 名 1-9 岁儿童接受了沙眼检查，其中活动性沙眼占 6.92%；994 名 15 岁及以上的人接受了沙眼倒睫 (TT) 检查，发现 2 例 (0.2%)。1,635 人接受了其他与健康相关的问题检查，最常见的诊断是肠道寄生虫 (54.74%)、眼病 (16.81%)、蛀牙 (7.34%)、疥疮 (5.56%)、头痛 (4.40%) 和疟疾(2.81%); 此外，还向儿童和成人提供了 2,233 剂疫苗，以完成疫苗接种系列。

d) 结论

委内瑞拉亚马逊州 TRA 的结果表明，沙眼可能是一个公共卫生问题，需要通过标准化的基于人群的调查来确定患病率并确定实施的干预措施。