Table 3.2 Trachoma screening coverage, trachoma prevalence and clean face prevalence by region, South Australia 2017 APY Lands Eyre and Western Far North Total Number of communities screened 9 4 5 18 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 212 220 261 693 55 109 98 262 3 269 64 336 270 598 423 1291 Children with face 146 165 248 559 53 108 98 259 2 253 64 319 201 526 410 1137 69 75 95 81 96 99 100 99 67 94 100 95 74 88 97 88 Clean face prevalence (%) Estimated number* of Aboriginal 265 232 278 775 198 173 162 533 300 337 327 964 763 742 767 2272 children in communities† Children screened for trachoma 212 220 261 693 55 109 98 262 2 269 63 334 269 598 422 1289 95 63 80 81 80 94 89 28 60 49 0.7 19 35 35 55 57 Trachoma screening coverage (%) Children with active trachoma† 2 8 7 17 2 4 1 7 0 3 0 3 4 15 8 27 0.9 3.6 2.7 2.5 3.6 3.7 1.0 2.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.5 2.5 1.9 2.1 Observed prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) 3.6 3.7 1.1 2.5 Estimated prevalence of active N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A trachoma‡ (%) 3.6 1.5 1.0 1.6 Overall prevalence of active N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A trachoma‡ (%) * ABS estimate Communities that were screened for trachoma in 2017 † Methods of calculating the different prevalence rates on page 15 ‡ APY: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Table 3.2 Trachoma screening coverage, trachoma prevalence and clean face prevalence by region, South Australia 2017 APY Lands Eyre and Western Far North Total Number of communities screened 9 4 5 18 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 212 220 261 693 55 109 98 262 3 269 64 336 270 598 423 1291 Children with face 146 165 248 559 53 108 98 259 2 253 64 319 201 526 410 1137 Clean face prevalence (%) 69 75 95 81 96 99 100 99 67 94 100 95 74 88 97 88 Estimated number* of Aboriginal children in communities† 265 232 278 775 198 173 162 533 300 337 327 964 763 742 767 2272 Children screened for trachoma 212 220 261 693 55 109 98 262 2 269 63 334 269 598 422 1289 Trachoma screening coverage (%) 80 95 94 89 28 63 60 49 0.7 80 19 35 35 81 55 57 Children with active trachoma† 2 8 7 17 2 4 1 7 0 3 0 3 4 15 8 27 Observed prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) 0.9 3.6 2.7 2.5 3.6 3.7 1.0 2.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.5 2.5 1.9 2.1 Estimated prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) N/A 3.6 N/A N/A N/A 3.7 N/A N/A N/A 1.1 N/A N/A N/A 2.5 N/A N/A Overall prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) N/A 3.6 N/A N/A N/A 1.5 N/A N/A N/A 1.0 N/A N/A N/A 1.6 N/A N/A * ABS estimate † Communities that were screened for trachoma in 2017 ‡ Methods of calculating the different prevalence rates on page 15 APY: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
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