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Network models estimated interactions and risks linked with trachoma and NCDs while the Poisson point process determined their spatial distribution.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 262 participants, 140 (53%) had trachoma, with &amp;gt;71% of these cases identified among females and those &amp;gt;60\u00a0y of age. A total of 36 trachoma cases co-occurred with hypertension (26%) and diabetes (0.01%). NCDs were frequent among those with recurring trachoma (21%) and trachomatous trichiasis (14.3%). Trachoma and NCDs clustered together in &amp;lt;1\u00a0km distances (R=0.18, p=0.02). In network analysis, age was strongly associated with trachoma and NCDs. Trachoma was linked with geographic location while diabetes was linked with water source distances. Education level became the central risk factor.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We demonstrate a twin trachoma\u2013NCD burden that is higher among elderly pastoralists in southern Kenya. Attenuating adverse population-level visual impairment, including integrating the trachoma SAFE strategy with NCD comprehensive care, amplifies the benefits from economies of scale, accelerating realization of Sustainable Development Goal 3 and universal health coverage in hard-to-reach areas.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/inthealth\/ihad056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,2]],"date-time":"2023-08-02T07:25:58Z","timestamp":1690961158000},"page":"35-44","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Spatial and network mapping of comorbidity with trachoma and visual-impairing NCDs in a pastoralist community in Kenya: implications for SDGs and UHC"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3043-5817","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"R N","family":"Chweya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Airbel Labs, International Rescue Committee , P.O. 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