Multilevel Analysis of Trachomatous Trichiasis and Corneal Opacity in Nigeria: The Role of Environmental and Climatic Risk Factors on the Distribution of Disease.

• Main Authors: Jennifer L Smith (Author), Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam (Author), Mansur M Rabiu (Author), Fatima Kyari (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Clare Gilbert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The distribution of trachoma in Nigeria is spatially heterogeneous, with large-scale trends observed across the country and more local variation within areas. Relative contributions of individual and cluster-level risk factors to the geographic distribution of disease remain largely unknown. The pri...