Photographic grading to evaluate facial cleanliness and trachoma among children in Amhara region, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Ramoncito L Caleon (Author), Fisseha Admassu (Author), Solomon Aragie (Author), Dagnachew Hailu (Author), Adane Dagnew (Author), Taye Zeru (Author), Dionna M Wittberg (Author), Isabel J B Thompson (Author), Seid Abdu (Author), Social Beyecha (Author), Tibebe Birhanu (Author), Habib Getachew (Author), Banchalam Getnet (Author), Endale Kabtu (Author), Meskerem Shibiru (Author), Solomon Tekew (Author), Bilen Wondimteka (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), Scott D Nash (Author), Matthew C Freeman (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Promotion of facial cleanliness is recommended for the elimination of blinding trachoma, largely because of observational studies that have found an association between various measures of facial uncleanliness and trachoma. However, when a field grader assesses both fa...