ASPECT EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE DU TRACHOME DANS LE CERCLE DE TOMINIAN EN 2009 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECT OF TRACHOMA INTO THE TOMINIAN AREA IN 2009

The importance of trachoma blindness in Mali makes its control a priority of eye health services. The purpose of our study was to assess the epidemiological aspect of trachoma into the Tominian area.Trachoma is a transmissible keratoconjunctivitis mainly caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. We conducted a cross-sectional study that ran from January 29 to February 23, 2009, involving 1,519 individuals, including 849 children aged 0 to 5 years and 670 women aged 40 and over. The prevalence of trachoma was 12.4% for children aged 0-5 and 14% for women aged 40 and over. Trachomatous trichiasis was the most common complication with a prevalence of 3.4% in women 40 years and older. Trachoma and its complications are a public health problem that must be addressed in the near future.