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Trachoma among adults in Damot Gale District, South Ethiopia

Kefeyalew Regassa Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Tiliksew Teshome Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pages 9-16 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Rajiv Khandekar, Harith Al Harthy, Saleh Al Harby, Saleh Al Hinai, Khalid Al Saadi, Samir Shah, AR Prasanna, Padmamohan Kurup, Abdulatif Al Raisi, Natrajan Sarvanan, Khalfan Al Hadrami, V. Krishnaraj & A. Abdul Sattar. (2010) Oman’s Progress Towards Reaching “Ultimate Intervention Goals” for the Surgery “S” Component of SAFE Strategy for the Elimination of Blinding Trachoma in 2008. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 17:6, pages 360-365.
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Tanja A. J. Houweling, Henrike E. Karim-Kos, Margarete C. Kulik, Wilma A. Stolk, Juanita A. Haagsma, Edeltraud J. Lenk, Jan Hendrik Richardus & Sake J. de Vlas. (2016) Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10:5, pages e0004546.
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Metadel Alemayehu, Digsu N. Koye, Amare Tariku & Kedir Yimam. (2015) Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Its Associated Factors among Rural and Urban Children in Dera Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International 2015, pages 1-8.
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Meredith E. Stocks, Stephanie Ogden, Danny Haddad, David G. Addiss, Courtney McGuire & Matthew C. Freeman. (2014) Effect of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on the Prevention of Trachoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS Medicine 11:2, pages e1001605.
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Manoj Gambhir, María-Gloria Basáñez, Isobel M. Blake & Nicholas C. Grassly. 2010. Modelling Parasite Transmission and Control. Modelling Parasite Transmission and Control 141 156 .
Elizabeth A. Cromwell, Paul Courtright, Jonathan D. King, Lisa A. Rotondo, Jeremiah Ngondi & Paul M. Emerson. (2009) The excess burden of trachomatous trichiasis in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103:10, pages 985-992.
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Ilya Golovaty, Larissa Jones, Bizu Gelaye, Melkie Tilahun, Habtamu Belete, Abera Kumie, Yemane Berhane & Michelle A. Williams. (2009) Access to Water Source, Latrine Facilities and Other Risk Factors of Active Trachoma in Ankober, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 4:8, pages e6702.
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Jeremiah Ngondi, Teshome Gebre, Estifanos B. Shargie, Patricia M. Graves, Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu, Tesfaye Teferi, Asrat Genet, Aryc W. Mosher, Tekola Endeshaw, Mulat Zerihun, Ayenew Messele, Frank O. RichardsJrJr & Paul M. Emerson. (2008) Risk factors for active trachoma in children and trichiasis in adults: a household survey in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 102:5, pages 432-438.
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Van C. Lansingh & Marissa J. Carter. (2007) Trachoma Surveys 2000–2005: Results, Recent Advances in Methodology, and Factors Affecting the Determination of Prevalence. Survey of Ophthalmology 52:5, pages 535-546.
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Manoj Gambhir, María-Gloria Basáñez, Felicity Turner, Jacob Kumaresan & Nicholas C Grassly. (2007) Trachoma: transmission, infection, and control. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 7:6, pages 420-427.
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Tansy Edwards, Phillippa Cumberland, Girum Hailu & Jim Todd. (2006) Impact of Health Education on Active Trachoma in Hyperendemic Rural Communities in Ethiopia. Ophthalmology 113:4, pages 548-555.
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Pashtoon M Kasi, Ahmed I Gilani, Khabir Ahmad & Naveed Z Janjua. (2004) Blinding Trachoma: A Disease of Poverty. PLoS Medicine 1:2, pages e44.
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