Publications by authors named "Ageru Kebede"
Article Synopsis
- Interventions in Oromia Region, Ethiopia successfully reduced trachoma prevalence, leading to a recommendation for surveillance surveys two years later to assess ongoing needs without further antibiotic treatment.
- A cross-sectional survey examined 31,991 individuals across 11 evaluation units, revealing that 8 units had trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) prevalence in children aged 1-9 years above the 5% threshold, indicating resurgence.
- Access to improved water and sanitation was limited, with only one-third of households having better drinking water sources and 5% with improved latrines, highlighting the need for further operational research to understand the disease dynamics and enhance elimination efforts.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF), trachomatous trichiasis (TT), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access in 131 evaluation units (EUs) after implementation of trachoma elimination interventions in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
Methodology: A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in each EU using the World Health Organization-recommended two-stage cluster-sampling methodology. Twenty-six clusters, each with a mean of 30 households were enumerated in each EU.