A cost-analysis of conducting population-based prevalence surveys for the validation of the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Amhara, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Randall P Slaven (Author), Aisha E P Stewart (Author), Mulat Zerihun (Author), Eshetu Sata (Author), Tigist Astale (Author), Berhanu Melak (Author), Melsew Chanyalew (Author), Demelash Gessese (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author), E Kelly Callahan (Author), Scott D Nash (Author), Deborah A McFarland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma prevalence surveys, including impact surveys (TIS) and surveillance surveys (TSS), provide information to program managers on the impact of the SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement) strategy and current burden of diseas...