Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in North and South Wollo zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental study.

• Auteurs principaux: Beselam Tadesse (Auteur), Alemayehu Worku (Auteur), Abera Kumie (Auteur), Solomon Abebe Yimer (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Trachoma is chronic kerato conjunctivitis, which is caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It is hyper endemic in many rural areas of Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in selec...