High prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school-aged children in Southwest Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Dawit Getachew (Author), Fekede Woldekidan (Author), Gizachew Ayele (Author), Yordanos Bekele (Author), Samrawit Sleshi (Author), Eyob Tekalgn (Author), Teshale Worku (Author), Mengistu Ayenew (Author), Biruk Bogale (Author), Abyot Asres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Active trachoma is a highly contagious ongoing stage of trachoma that predominantly occurs during childhood in an endemic area. This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with active trachoma among school-aged children.<h4>Methodology/principal fin...