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The African continent is the worst affected, with about 1.9 million cases of trichiasis (61%). While interventions are currently being implemented to combat the disease in Africa, very little is known by decision makers about community perceptions and practices relating to trachoma, which may hinder successful implementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Inclusion criteria:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Studies with participants, regardless of their health status, gender, religion and ethnicity, aged 14 and over conducted in any African country, will be considered. Studies on Africans, conducted out of the continent and those involving healthcare professionals, will not be included in this review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative studies, published in English from 1996 onwards. will be considered. Databases to be searched will include, but not be limited to: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase and PsycINFO. Study selection, critical appraisal and data extraction will be conducted by two independent reviewers, using the appropriate JBI methodology and any disagreement will be resolved by discussion or with a third reviewer. Qualitative findings will be synthesized using the appropriate JBI methodology, following the meta-aggregation approach. Where textual pooling is not possible, the findings will be presented in narrative form. The ConQual approach will be used to grade synthesized findings, and these will be presented in a Summary of Findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.11124\/jbisrir-2017-003820","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,12]],"date-time":"2019-07-12T09:38:13Z","timestamp":1562924293000},"page":"2350-2356","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Perceptions and practices of community members relating to trachoma in Africa: a qualitative systematic review protocol"],"prefix":"10.11124","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Asahngwa Constantine","family":"Tanywe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cameroon Centre for Evidence Based Health Care: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence"},{"name":"Centre for Behavioral and Social Research, Yaounde, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chelea","family":"Matchawe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cameroon Centre for Evidence Based Health Care: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence"},{"name":"Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plan Studies (IMPM), Yaounde, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ritin","family":"Fernandez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Evidence Based Initiatives in Health Care: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence"},{"name":"St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia"},{"name":"University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel","family":"Lapkin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Evidence Based Initiatives in Health Care: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence"},{"name":"St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia"},{"name":"University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1093\/bmb\/ldm034","article-title":"Trachoma: An overview","volume":"84","author":"Burton","year":"2007","journal-title":"Br Med Bull"},{"key":"R2-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"165","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joco.2016.08.011","article-title":"Trachoma: Past, present and future","volume":"28","author":"Mohammadpour","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Current Ophthalmology"},{"issue":"(5)","key":"R3-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"614","DOI":"10.1136\/bjophthalmol-2011-300539","article-title":"Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010","volume":"96","author":"Pascolini","year":"2012","journal-title":"Br J Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R4-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"613","DOI":"10.2471\/BLT.05.28696","article-title":"The SAFE strategy for Trachoma control: Using operational research policy, planning and implementation","volume":"84","author":"Emerson","year":"2006","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ"},{"issue":"(10)","key":"R6-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"985","DOI":"10.1016\/j.trstmh.2009.03.012","article-title":"The excess burden of trachomatous trichiasis in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"103","author":"Cromwell","year":"2009","journal-title":"Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg"},{"issue":"(73)","key":"R7-20230825","first-page":"1","article-title":"The cross-cutting contribution of the end of neglected tropical diseases to the sustainable development goals","volume":"6","author":"Bangert","year":"2017","journal-title":"Infect Dis Poverty"},{"issue":"(7)","key":"R8-20230825","first-page":"1","article-title":"What Is Next for NTDs in the Era of the Sustainable Development Goals?","volume":"10","author":"Smith","year":"2016","journal-title":"PLoS Negl Trop Dis"},{"issue":"(12)","key":"R10-20230825","first-page":"1","article-title":"Risk factors for active trachoma in The Gambia","volume":"102","author":"Harding-Esch","year":"2008","journal-title":"Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg"},{"issue":"(1)","key":"R11-20230825","first-page":"1","article-title":"Water, trachoma and conjunctivitis","volume":"61","author":"Prost","year":"1989","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ"},{"issue":"(31)","key":"R12-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"194","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/31.1.194","article-title":"Risk factors for trachoma in Mali","author":"Schemann","year":"2002","journal-title":"Int J Epidemiol"},{"issue":"(6)","key":"R13-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2010.02521.x","article-title":"Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review","volume":"15","author":"Hu","year":"2010","journal-title":"Trop Med Int Health"},{"issue":"(2)","key":"R14-20230825","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"92","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tmaid.2012.01.005","article-title":"Review: Targeting trachoma. 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