A total of 124,979 participants took part in the trachoma survey which occurred between March and December, 2012. There were 63, 099 children aged 1 to 9 years whereas the number of female adults aged 15 years and above was 61, 882. This sample size represented a population of 11,874,374.

Fourty six (46) districts were found to be endemic for trachoma and the population due for treatment of trachoma in the 46 districts is 8,156,982. The prevalence rates of active trachoma or trachomatous follicles (TF), among the 1-9 years olds ranged from 10.1% in Mpongwe and Luwingu districts to 52.9% in Gwembe.

Meanwhile the prevalence rates of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) among the group of women aged 15 years or older ranged from 0% in a number of districts to 6.9% in Kapiri Mposhi (Table 2). From the results obtained, the highest prevalence rates of trachoma were found in Southern followed by Western Provinces. Other provinces endemic for trachoma include Luapula, Eastern, and North-western. The rest of the description is shown in Table 2. Only 10% to 30% of the participants had access to clean safe water and only 20% to 40% of the households had toilets.