Research Article

Impact of Eighteen-Year Varied Compliance to Onchocerciasis Treatment with Ivermectin in Sentinel Savannah Agrarian Communities in Kaduna State of Nigeria

Table 6

Prevalence of onchocercal related ocular clinical manifestations in study population.

S/no.Study areaSample size ( )Acute senilis PterygiumGlaucomaCataract

Gantan 9226 (28.3%)38 (41.3%)032 (34.8%)
Sabon Gantan 14042 (30.0%)26 (18.6%)029 (20.7%)
Kurmin Gwaza 7645(59.2%) 27 (35.5%)3 (3.9%)41 (53.9%)
Bomjock 7112 (16.9%) 12 (16.9%) 4 (5.6%)17 (23.9%)
Ungwar Tama12620 (18.0%)26 (23.4%)025 (22.5%)
Ungwa Shaho 8720 (30.3%)28 (42.4%) 1 (1.5%)25 (37.9%)

ā€‰Total592165 (27.9%)157 (26.5%)8 (1.4%)169 (28.5%)