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Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in North and South Wollo zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental study

BACKGROUND: Trachoma is chronic kerato conjunctivitis, which is caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It is hyper endemic in many rural areas of Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trach...

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Autores principales: Tadesse, Beselam, Worku, Alemayehu, Kumie, Abera, Yimer, Solomon Abebe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29125849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006080