Investigation of trachoma related factors on migrant laborers' children in Shanghai

• Main Authors: Wen-Wen Xue, Li-Na Lu, Jian-Feng Zhu, Xian-Gui He, Hai-Dong Zou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2013-07-01
• Series: Guoji Yanke Zazhi
• Subjects: trachoma; students; random; questionnaire survey
• Online Access: http://www.ies.net.cn/cn_publish/2013/7/201307043.pdf

AIM: To investigate the trachoma related factors on migrant laborers' children in Shanghai.<p>METHODS: With random cluster sampling, 3 879 migrant laborers' children, aged(10.22±2.00)years old, from 7 schools in Shanghai, participated in the questionnaire survey, under parents' guidance. <p>RESULTS: Our survey achieved a 98.27% response rate and got a total of 3 812 valid questionnaires, 2 114 males and 1 698 females. Totally 288 cases of trachoma were found. Compared with students who were clinically diagnosed as trachoma, the other students got a high rate in using separate towels, not rubbing eyes, prefer vegetarian diet, asking parents for help when got an eye discomfort and asking for a doctor. Using separate towels would be the main relative factor of the prevalence of trachoma. <p>CONCLUSION: Good health habits could be protective factors to susceptible population.