Table 3.2 Trachoma screening coverage, trachoma prevalence and clean face prevalence by region, South Australia 2016 APY Lands Eyre and Western Far North Total Number of communities 9 4 6 19 screened Age group (years) 0-4 10-14 0-14 0-4 10-14 0-14 0-4 10-14 0-14 0-4 10-14 0-14 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9 Children examined for 213 233 695 21 110 259 154 185 599 388 528 1553 249 128 260 637 clean face Children with clean face 118 226 474 15 107 240 131 174 537 264 507 1251 130 118 232 480 Clean face prevalence (%) 55 52 97 68 71 92 97 93 85 89 94 90 68 75 96 81 Estimated number* of Aboriginal children in 249 273 244 766 175 144 137 456 312 289 295 896 736 706 676 2118 communities† Children screened for 213 233 695 21 110 259 154 185 599 388 528 1553 249 128 260 637 trachoma Trachoma screening 86 95 91 12 80 57 49 63 67 53 78 73 91 89 90 90 coverage (%) Children with active 3 11 2 16 0 3 1 4 0 15 5 20 3 29 8 40 trachoma Observed prevalence of 1.4 0.9 2.3 0.0 0.9 1.5 0.0 2.7 3.3 0.8 1.5 2.6 4.4 2.3 5.8 4.6 active trachoma (%) ‡ Estimated prevalence of N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.4 2.3 5.8 4.6 active trachoma (%) ‡ Overall prevalence of N/A 4.4 N/A N/A N/A 1.1 N/A N/A N/A 4.5 N/A N/A N/A 2.8 N/A N/A active trachoma‡ (%) * ABS estimate Communities that were screened for trachoma in 2016 † Methods of calculating the different prevalence rates on page 16 ‡ APY: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Table 3.2 Trachoma screening coverage, trachoma prevalence and clean face prevalence by region, South Australia 2016 APY Lands Eyre and Western Far North Total Number of communities screened 9 4 6 19 Age group (years) 0-4 5-9 10-14 0-14 0-4 5-9 10-14 0-14 0-4 5-9 10-14 0-14 0-4 5-9 10-14 0-14 Children examined for clean face 213 249 233 695 21 128 110 259 154 260 185 599 388 637 528 1553 Children with clean face 118 130 226 474 15 118 107 240 131 232 174 537 264 480 507 1251 Clean face prevalence (%) 55 52 97 68 71 92 97 93 85 89 94 90 68 75 96 81 Estimated number* of Aboriginal children in communities† 249 273 244 766 175 144 137 456 312 289 295 896 736 706 676 2118 Children screened for trachoma 213 249 233 695 21 128 110 259 154 260 185 599 388 637 528 1553 Trachoma screening coverage (%) 86 91 95 91 12 89 80 57 49 90 63 67 53 90 78 73 Children with active trachoma 3 11 2 16 0 3 1 4 0 15 5 20 3 29 8 40 Observed prevalence of active trachoma ‡ (%) 1.4 4.4 0.9 2.3 0.0 2.3 0.9 1.5 0.0 5.8 2.7 3.3 0.8 4.6 1.5 2.6 Estimated prevalence of active trachoma ‡ (%) N/A 4.4 N/A N/A N/A 2.3 N/A N/A N/A 5.8 N/A N/A N/A 4.6 N/A N/A Overall prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) N/A 4.4 N/A N/A N/A 1.1 N/A N/A N/A 4.5 N/A N/A N/A 2.8 N/A N/A * ABS estimate † Communities that were screened for trachoma in 2016 ‡ Methods of calculating the different prevalence rates on page 16 APY: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
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