The impact of community level treatment and preventative interventions on trachoma prevalence in rural Ethiopia

Background The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) trachoma control programme based on the SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement) was implemented in 2002 in two rural Ethiopian zones, with mass delivery of azithromycin starting in 2003. We evaluate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of epidemiology 2008-06, Vol.37 (3), p.549-558
Hauptverfasser:	Cumberland, Phillippa, Edwards, Tansy, Hailu, Girum, Harding-Esch, Emma, Andreasen, Aura, Mabey, David, Todd, Jim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotic Prophylaxis azithromycin Azithromycin - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the eye and orbit Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Chlamydia trachomatis control Cross-Sectional Studies Developing Countries Ethiopia Ethiopia - epidemiology Female Follow-Up Studies health education Health Education - methods Human bacterial diseases Humans Hygiene Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Prevalence Rural Health Trachoma Trachoma - drug therapy Trachoma - epidemiology Trachoma - prevention & control Treatment Outcome
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