Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana

• Autores principales: Solomon Anthony W. (Autor), Akudibillah Joseph (Autor), Abugri Peter (Autor), Hagan Maria (Autor), Foster Allen (Autor), Bailey Robin L. (Autor), Mabey David C.W (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the skills of community health volunteers in diagnosing active trachoma and distributing azithromycin in the Northern Region of Ghana. METHODS: Six community health volunteers from Daboya were trained to diagnose trachoma and to treat the disease using azithromycin. They were al...