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作者: Brady, Christopher J ; Fall, Mawo ; Macleod, Colin ; Molefi, Tuduetso ; Gichangi, Michael M ; Sakho, Fatoumata ; Cassama, Eunice ; Adamu, Yilikal ; Matendechero, Hadley S ; Henry, Rob ; Nieba, Cece ; Chaora, Shorai Grace ; Warusavithana, Supriya D P ; Sokana, Oliver ; M'Po, Nerkoua ; Djaker, Mohamed El Amine ; Kebede, Shambel ; Chebbi, Amel Chenaoui ; Tefera, Amsayaw ; Jimenez, Cristina ; Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí ; Bay, Zulficar ; Nassa, Christophe ; Opon, Rapheal ; Martin, Diana L ; Jones, Ellen ; Miller, Hollman ; Makangila, Felix ; Davids, Thully ; Vashist, Praveen ; Nash, Scott D ; Bucumi, Victor ; Rotondo, Lisa ; Yajima, Aya ; Lietman, Thomas ; Mpyet, Caleb ; de Fátima Costa Lopes, Maria ; Dodson, Sarity ; Alemayehu, Wondu ; Pavluck, Alexandre ; Gower, Emily W ; Dat, Tran Minh ; Batcho, Wilfrid ; Kim, Sung Hye ; Kilangalanga, Janvier ; Kebede, Fikreab ; Tukahebwa, Edridah M ; Baayendag, Gilbert ; Tesfazion, Andeberhan ; Sitoe, Henis Mior ; Talero, Sandra Liliana ; Issifou, Amadou Alfa Bio ; Boyd, Sarah ; Mosher, Aryc ; Awoussi, Marcel S ; Camara, Mamoudou ; Shah Salam, Ahmad ; Serrano Chavez, Gloria Marina ; Millar, Tom ; Meite, Aboulaye ; Bejiga, Michael Dejene ; Harding-Esch, Emma M ; Nwosu, Christian O ; Woods, Geordie ; Mendes, Elsa Palma ; Mukwiza, Robson ; Conteh, Abdulai ; Elmezoghi, Mourad ; Mugume, Francis ; Traoré, Lamine ; Emerson, Paul ; Taleo, Fasiah ; Sanha, Salimato ; Bougouma, Clarisse ; Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba ; Mwale, Consity ; Burgert-Brucker, Clara R ; Masika, Michael ; Harte, Anna ; Phiri, Isaac ; Sarr, Boubacar ; Kello, Amir B ; Beido, Nassirou ; Watitu, Titus K ; Seife, Fikre ; Trujillo-Trujillo, Julián ; Zewengiel, Solomon ; Fleming, Fiona ; Noah Noah, Jean Claude ; Elshafie, Bilghis Elkhair ; Tekeraoi, Rabebe ; Hooper, Pamela J ; Gamael, Koizan Kadjo ; Elvis, Ange Aba ; Yaya, Georges ; Massae, Patrick ; Abdala, Mariamo ; Gebru, Genet ; Bella, Assumpta ; Khelifi, Houria ; Cakacaka, Risiate ; Solomon, Anthony W ; Kalua, Khumbo ; Zecarias, Alem ; Lopez, Yuri A ; MacArthur, Chad ; Al-Khatib, Tawfik ; Willis, Rebecca ; Rainima-Qaniuci, Merelesita ; Minnih, Abdellahi ; Mwingira, Upendo ; Abdou, Amza ; Garae, Mackline ; Khan, Asad Aslam ; Fassinou, Aréty ; Sissoko, Mactar ; Eckman, Stephanie ; Kabona, George ; Ko, Robert ; Badiane, Mouctar Dieng ; Mariko, Brehima ; Bakhtiari, Ana ; McCullagh, Siobhain ; Downs, Philip ; West, Sheila ; Kadri, Boubacar ; Courtright, Paul ; Win, Ye ; Abdi, Hirpa M ; Honorio-Morales, Harvy Alberto ; Bailey, Robin L ; Cama, Anaseini ; Flueckiger, Rebecca ; Szwarcwald, Celia L ; Garap, Jambi ; Keenan, Jeremy D ; Tadesse, Fentahun ; Bol, Yak Yak ; Lewallen, Susan ; Mathewos, Tsedeke ; Tarfani, Youcef ; Gómez Forero, Diana Paola ; Zoumanigui, Akoi ; Kabore, Martin ; Chisambi, Alvin Blessings ; Olobio, Nicholas ; Traina, Abubaker ; Butcher, Robert ; Massangaie, Marilia ; Mwatha, Stephen ; Ilako, Dunera R ; Goépogui, André ; Dézoumbé, Djore ; Gass, Katie ; Sarah, Virginia ; Giorgi, Emanuele ; Alemayehu, Addisu ; Renneker, Kristen K ; Negussu, Nebiyu ; Chu, Brian ; Sharma, Shekhar ; Awaca, Naomie ; Dalmar, Abdi ; Wanyama, Ernest B ; Coulibaly, Sidi Mohamed ; Logora, Makoy Samuel Yibi ; Epée, Emilienne Ee ; Faktaufon, Daniel ; Mishra, Sailesh Kumar ; Gómez, Daniela Vaz Ferreira ; Apadinuwe, Sue-Chen ; Ngondi, Jeremiah
PURPOSEPopulation-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.METHODSTropical Data is a consortium of partners that supports health ministries worldwide to conduct globally standardised prevalence surveys that conform to World Health Organization recommendations. Founding principles are health ministry ownership, partnership and collaboration, and quality assurance and quality control at every step of the survey process. Support covers survey planning, survey design, training, electronic data collection and fieldwork, and data management, analysis and dissemination. Methods are adapted to meet local context and needs. Customisations, operational research and integration of other diseases into routine trachoma surveys have also been supported.RESULTSBetween 29th February 2016 and 24th April 2023, 3373 trachoma surveys across 50 countries have been supported, resulting in 10,818,502 people being examined for trachoma.CONCLUSIONThis health ministry-led, standardised approach, with support from the start to the end of the survey process, has helped all trachoma elimination stakeholders to know where interventions are needed, where interventions can be stopped, and when elimination as a public health problem has been achieved. Flexibility to meet specific country contexts, adaptation to changes in global guidance and adjustments in response to user feedback have facilitated innovation in evidence-based methodologies, and supported health ministries to strive for global disease control targets.