Trachoma risk factors in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). Despite enormous disease control efforts and encouraging progress, trachoma remains a significant public health problem in 44 countries. Ethiopia has the greatest burden of trachoma worldwide, however, robust data exploring transmission risk factors and the association between socio-economic status is lacking from some regions. This is the first study to investigate these factors in this South-Eastern region of Oromia, Ethiopia.

Methodology/principal findings

A total of 1211 individuals were enrolled from 247 households in Shashemene Rural district in Oromia Region between 11th April and 25th June 2018, of whom 628 (51.9%) were female and 526 (43.4%) were ch

SUBMITTER: Shafi Abdurahman O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629622 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature