Prevalence of active trachoma and associated risk factors among children of the pastoralist population in Madda Walabu rural district, Southeast Ethiopia: a community‐based cross‐sectional study. Kassim K, Kassim J, Aman R, Abduku M, Tegegne M, Sahiledengle B. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) service availability at health facilities in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2014 Ethiopian service provision assessment. Selecting behaviour change priorities for trachoma ‘F’ and ‘E’ interventions: a formative research study in Oromia, Ethiopia. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. In addition, healthcare providers should focus on information dissemination on proper latrine utilization, and washing the face regularly to prevent active trachoma infection is highly recommended.Įthiopia active trachoma displaced population. Whereas, face washing practice regularly (AOR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.127-0.43), and toilet availability (AOR = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.20-0.97) were preventive factors for active trachoma infection.Ī significant prevalence of active trachoma infection was reported in the area as compared with previous findings and urgent clinical intervention, and the WHO critical SAFE strategies (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement) implementation is highly needed in the area. At the end of the study period, 126 (20.9) participants developed active trachoma infection. Overall, 602 (99.9%) study participants were included in the final analysis.

Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were claimed for the strength of association at p < 0.05. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors for active trachoma infection. The study participants were chosen using a two-stage sampling process. After the data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and entered into Epi-data version 3.2. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of active trachoma infection and associated factors in the post-war resettled population in Raya Kobo district, North East Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study in 2022.Ī community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 602 participants randomly selected in 14 slum villages in Raya Kobo from February 16th to March 30th, 2023. Active trachoma infection poses a serious threat to public health, particularly for those who live in an unprivileged area and has practiced open-field defecation.

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