Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors of active trachoma among primary school children of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Garoma Wakjira Basha,
Ashenafi Abate Woya,
Abay Kassa Tekile
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_143_19
Subject(s) - trachoma , medicine , logistic regression , environmental health , chlamydia trachomatis , demography , risk factor , cross sectional study , pediatrics , gynecology , pathology , sociology
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. It is caused by conjunctival infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of active trachoma among primary school children in Amhara region, Ethiopia.