Twelve-Year Longitudinal Trends in Trachoma Prevalence among Children Aged 1-9 Years in Amhara, Ethiopia, 2007-2019.

ABSTRACT: Trachoma control in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, where all districts were once endemic, began in 2001 and attained full scale-up of the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvement (SAFE) strategy by 2010. Since scaling up, the program has distributed approximately 14 million doses of antibiotic per year, implemented village- and school-based health education, and promoted latrine construction. This report aims to provide an update on the prevalence of trachoma among children aged 1-9 years as of the most recent impact or surveillance survey in all 160 districts of Amhara. As of 2019, 45 (28%) districts had a trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) prevalence below the 5% elimination threshold. There was a statistically significant relationship between TF pre

SUBMITTER: Sata E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8045658 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature