‘A living death’: a qualitative assessment of quality of life among women with trichiasis in rural Niger

Abstract

Trichiasis disables most women, even those reporting fewer or less-severe symptoms. While women in rural Niger often live in extreme poverty, trichiasis exacerbates the situation, making women unable to work and undermining their social status. It adds to family burden, as women lose the ability to meaningfully contribute to the household and require additional family resources for their care.