Social and environmental risk factors for trachoma: a mixed methods approach in the Kembata Zone of Southern Ethiopia.

Social and environmental risk factors for trachoma: a mixed methods approach in the Kembata Zone of Southern Ethiopia.

Trachoma is a major public health concern throughout Ethiopia and other parts of the developing world. Control efforts have largely focused on the antibiotic treatment (A) and surgery (S) components of the World Health Organizations (WHO) SAFE strategy. Although S and A efforts have had a positive i...

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Main Author: Vinke, Candace
Other Authors: Lonergan, Stephen C.
Language:English
en
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Trachoma
Ethiopia
Risk factors
Mapping
Facial cleanliness
Environmental improvement
Poverty
Mixed methods
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Social Sciences::Geography
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3178

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3178

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