Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school age children in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: a community based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Alebachew Shimelash (Author), Mekuriaw Alemayehu (Author), Henok Dagne (Author), Getenet Mihiretie (Author), Yonas Lamore (Author), Eniyew Tegegne (Author), Lake Kumlachew (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydial trachomatis. It is a major health problem in poor nations, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the severity of the problem, there was a scarcity of data on trachoma prevalence and associated factors among school-aged c...