Publications by authors named "Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gomez"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to estimate trachoma prevalence in both indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Maranhão, Brazil, using a population-based survey with probabilistic sampling.
- It assessed trachomatous inflammation (TF) in children aged 1-9 and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in those aged 15 and older, finding TF prevalences of 0.1% in non-indigenous and 2.9% in indigenous populations, with TT at 0.1% among indigenous groups.
- Though both populations fell within acceptable limits for trachoma elimination, the higher TF prevalence in indigenous groups signals a greater disease vulnerability, potentially improved by socioeconomic factors and the WHO's SAFE strategy efforts.
Purpose: Population-based prevalence surveys are essential for decision-making on interventions to achieve trachoma elimination as a public health problem. This paper outlines the methodologies of Tropical Data, which supports work to undertake those surveys.
Methods: Tropical Data is a consortium of partners that supports health ministries worldwide to conduct globally standardised prevalence surveys that conform to World Health Organization recommendations.
Article Synopsis
- Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) is a painful eye problem that can cause blindness, and women are affected more than men.
- Researchers studied data from 20 African countries to see how men and women are treated for TT and if there are differences.
- The results showed that women are more likely to have complications after surgery and are more likely to refuse surgery, suggesting there are some gender differences in how TT is managed.
Background: Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Efforts are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as prevalence decreases, it becomes more challenging to precisely predict prevalence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To analyze the epidemiology, surveillance, and control strategies for trachoma in the state of Ceará, northeast Brazil, from 2007 to 2021.
Methods: This ecological study was based on secondary data from the Information System on Notifiable Diseases of the Secretary of Health of the state of Ceará. Data from school and home surveys for trachoma detection obtained during the study period were analyzed, the percentage of positivity was estimated, and sociodemographic and clinico-epidemiological factors were investigated.
Objective: To analyze the scientometric profile of research on trachoma in Brazil.
Methods: Bibliographic research of publications on trachoma in Brazil indexed by the Scopus database from 2000 to 2020, based on specific criteria. Data on authorship, country of origin, institutions, and keywords were collected and analyzed with analysis of time trends.
Purpose: To assess the contemporary prevalence of trachoma in Brazil's non-indigenous population, surveys of those thought to be at greatest risk of disease were conducted.
Methods: Rural census tracts of non-indigenous population from nine mesoregions were selected to compose the survey evaluation units (EUs) by considering previously endemic municipalities at greatest risk of trachoma. In each of the nine EUs, we conducted a population-based prevalence survey.