Albinism in Africa as a Public Health Issue

Literature review of the prevalance of albinism in Africa. Data taken from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Nigeria is reviewed. Occurrence of albinism is found to range from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 15,000. The number of persons with albinism in Africa is estimated to range in the tens of thousands. In all, albinism is presented as a public health issue that necessitates a response in its health, pscyhological and social aspects.

Author:Hong, Esther S., Hajo, Zeeb, Repacholi, Michael

Pages:12

Keywords:Albinism; Albino; Prevalence; Population; Cancer; Social; Pscyhcological; Health; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; Tanzania; South Africa.

Source:Biomedical Central, online. Accessed July 29, 2010.

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