Table 2. Trichiasis screening coverage, prevalence and treatment among Aboriginal adults by region, Northern Territory 2015 Alice Springs Barkly Darwin Rural East Arnhem Katherine Total Remote Number of communities 21 9 16 6 15 67 screened for trichiasis Age (years) 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15+ Estimated population in 2221 1234 1918 1168 4971 2699 2789 1596 2411 1411 8108 region* Adults examined 527 446 328 160 859 964 458 360 466 540 2638 2470 5108 With trichiasis (% of adults 3 20 1 1 1 1 23 29 0 0 2 (2%) 0 6(0.2%) examined) (0.6%) (4.5%) (0.6%) (0.3%) (0.2%) (0.2%) (1%) (0.6%) Offered ophthalmic 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 consultation Declined ophthalmic 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 consultation Surgery in past 12 months 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 ‡ * Population estimate limited to trachoma endemic regions and does not take into account changing endemic regions over time and transiency between regions Number of adults examined limited to numbers reported. This number may not account for all adults who may be examined in routine adult health checks, and may also include multiple † screening Surgery cases may include cases identified in previous years. ‡
Table 2. Trichiasis screening coverage, prevalence and treatment among Aboriginal adults by region, Northern Territory 2015 Alice Springs Remote Barkly Darwin Rural East Arnhem Katherine Total Number of communities screened for trichiasis 21 9 16 6 15 67 Age (years) 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15-39 40+ 15+ Estimated population in region* 2221 1234 1918 1168 4971 2699 2789 1596 2411 1411 8108 Adults examined 527 446 328 160 859 964 458 360 466 540 2638 2470 5108 With trichiasis (% of adults examined) 3 (0.6%) 20 (4.5%) 0 1 (0.6%) 2 (2%) 0 0 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 6(0.2%) 23 (1%) 29 (0.6%) Offered ophthalmic consultation 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 Declined ophthalmic consultation 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 Surgery in past 12 months ‡ 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 * Population estimate limited to trachoma endemic regions and does not take into account changing endemic regions over time and transiency between regions † Number of adults examined limited to numbers reported. This number may not account for all adults who may be examined in routine adult health checks, and may also include multiple screening ‡ Surgery cases may include cases identified in previous years.
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