Water, sanitation, and hygiene for control of trachoma in Ethiopia (WUHA): a two-arm, parallel-group, cluster-randomised trial

• Main Authors: Solomon Aragie, PhD (Author), Dionna M Wittberg, MPH (Author), Wondyifraw Tadesse, MPH (Author), Adane Dagnew, BSc (Author), Dagnachew Hailu, BSc (Author), Ambahun Chernet, MSc (Author), Jason S Melo, MPH (Author), Kristen Aiemjoy, PhD (Author), Mahteme Haile, PhD (Author), Taye Zeru, MPH (Author), Zerihun Tadesse, MD (Author), Sarah Gwyn, MSc (Author), Diana L Martin, PhD (Author), Benjamin F Arnold, PhD (Author), Matthew C Freeman, ProfPhD (Author), Scott D Nash, PhD (Author), E Kelly Callahan, MPH (Author), Travis C Porco, ProfPhD (Author), Thomas M Lietman, ProfMD (Author), Jeremy D Keenan, ProfMD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: WHO promotes the SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma as a public health programme, which promotes surgery for trichiasis (ie, the S component), antibiotics to clear the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma (the A component), facial cleanliness to prevent tra...