Photographic grading to evaluate facial cleanliness and trachoma among children in Amhara region, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Promotion of facial cleanliness is recommended for the elimination of blinding trachoma, largely because of observational studies that have found an association between various measures of facial uncleanliness and trachoma. However, when a field grader assesses both facial cleanliness and trachoma, associations may be biased. Assessment of photographs of the face and conjunctiva by masked graders may provide a less biased estimate of the relationship between facial cleanliness and trachoma.

Methods

Face photographs, conjunctival photographs, and conjunctival swabs were obtained on a random sample of 0-9-year-old children from each of 40 communities in Amhara region, Ethiopia. Face photographs were assessed for the presence of seven measures of an unclean face (i.e

SUBMITTER: Caleon RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11290635 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature