Prevalence of active trachoma among 1-9 years of age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yordanos Sisay AsgedomTsegaye Melaku KebedeAmanuel Yosef GebrekidanMengistu MeskeleGedion Asnake AzezeAfework Alemu LombeboAmelework Gonfa EfaKirubel Eshetu HaileGizachew Ambaw KassiePublished in: BMJ open (2024)
In this review, the pooled prevalence of active trachoma was found to be high in Ethiopia compared with WHO threshold level. This underscores the need for increased focus on high-risk age groups to decrease trachoma and to achieve the elimination of trachoma from the country by 2030.
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