Seasonal variation in water use for hygiene in Oromia, Ethiopia, and its implications for trachoma control: An intensive observational study.

• Main Authors: Katie Greenland (Author), Alexandra Czerniewska (Author), Meseret Guye (Author), Demitu Legesse (Author), Asanti Ahmed Mume (Author), Oumer Shafi Abdurahman (Author), Muluadam Abraham Aga (Author), Hirpha Miecha (Author), Gemechu Shumi Bejiga (Author), Virginia Sarah (Author), Matthew Burton (Author), Anna Last (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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If facial hygiene practices vary seasonally this could have important implications for the design of interventions for trachoma control. This observational study was conducted to explore seasonal variation in hygiene behaviours in 9 households with at least one child aged 1-9 years-of-age in the Wes...