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Regional Inequalities in Trachoma Prevention in Ethiopia: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Trachoma remains a significant public health problem in Ethiopia, particularly affecting children. Mothers play a crucial role in implementing preventive practices that interrupt trachoma transmission. Therefore, this systematic review and meta‐analysis seek to address Regional Inequalities in Trachoma Prevention in ...
Asmare ZA, Yeshiwas AG, Bayeh GM, Tsega TD, Tsega SS, Gebeyehu AA, Yemata GA, Anteneh RM, Ejigu AG, Ahmed AF, Yigzaw ZA, Temesgen A, Kebede AM, Mekonen H, Enawgaw AS, Yirdaw G, Mekonnen BA, Alemayehu MA, Gashu ZE, Yenew C.   +19 more
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Maternal Perceptions and Practices in Trachoma Prevention: A Descriptive and Correlational Analysis Using the Health Belief Model in Rural Ethiopia. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Trachoma remains a leading cause of preventable blindness in Ethiopia, where maternal preventive practices are critical for interrupting transmission. However, the psychosocial and perceptual landscape shaping these practices in high‐burden rural communities is poorly characterized.
Asmare ZA, Yeshiwas AG, Bayeh GM, Tsega TD, Tsega SS, Gebeyehu AA, Yemata GA, Anteneh RM, Ejigu AG, Ahmed AF, Yigzaw ZA, Temesgen A, Kebede AM, Mekonen H, Enawgaw AS, Yirdaw G, Mekonnen BA, Alemayehu MA, Gashu ZE, Yenew C.   +19 more
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A Randomised Trial of Three Face-Washing Methods for the Removal of Chlamydia trachomatis From the Faces of Children With Severe Active Trachoma. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
ABSTRACT Objectives A three‐arm, open, parallel‐group randomised trial compared three face‐washing methods for cleaning Chlamydia trachomatis from the faces of children with severe active trachoma. The impact of face‐washing on Chlamydia trachomatis on the hands of children and their caregivers and Chlamydia trachomatis duration on faces and hands were
Greenland K, Butcher R, Etu ES, Abebe W, Bekele M, Dumessa G, Addisie YS, Ariya AT, Solomon AW, Czerniewska A, Macleod D, Last A, Abdurahman OS, Burton MJ, Abashawl A, Alemayehu W.   +15 more
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Enduring Challenge of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Khartoum State, Sudan. [PDF]

J Trop Med
Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions. Despite their significant health burden, data on NTD prevalence and distribution are limited in many areas, including Khartoum State, Sudan.
Rahamtalla BM.
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ON TRACHOMA. [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1886
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Assessment of trachoma in suspected endemic areas within 16 provinces in mainland China. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BACKGROUND:China used to be among the countries with a high prevalence of trachoma. At the launch of The Global Elimination of Trachoma (GET) 2020 campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1996, China was placed on the list of countries endemic ...
Jialiang Zhao, Silvio Paolo Mariotti, Serge Resnikoff, Yuqin Wang, Shicheng Yu, Mingguang He, Yingchuan Fan, Haidong Zou, Wenfang Zhang, Yading Jia, Lihua Wang, Huaijin Guan, Xiao Xu, Leilei Zhan, Lei An, Quanfu Ye, Ningli Wang   +16 more
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Trachoma rapid assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is thought to be endemic over large parts of Southern Sudan, but empirical evidence is limited. While some areas east of the Nile have been identified as highly endemic, few trachoma surveys have been conducted in the remainder of ...
Emily Robinson, Lucia W Kur, Aggrey Ndyaba, Mounir Lado, Juma Shafi, Emmanuel Kabare, R Scott McClelland, Jan H Kolaczinski   +7 more
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Blinding trachoma among refugees: complicating social disaster

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
Objective:: To determine the prevalence of blinding trachoma among refugees in South Western Ethiopia. Methods:: A cross-sectional outreach clinic based descriptive study was conducted on 1 054 refugees in Southwest Ethiopia.
Yeshigeta Gelaw, Aemero Abateneh
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TRACHOMA [PDF]

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1918
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High prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school-aged children in Southwest Ethiopia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundActive trachoma is a highly contagious ongoing stage of trachoma that predominantly occurs during childhood in an endemic area. This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with active trachoma among school-aged children ...
Dawit Getachew, Fekede Woldekidan, Gizachew Ayele, Yordanos Bekele, Samrawit Sleshi, Eyob Tekalgn, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Ayenew, Biruk Bogale, Abyot Asres   +9 more
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