Trachoma: time to talk eradication

TM Lietman, CE Oldenburg, JD Keenan - Ophthalmology, 2020 - aaojournal.org
… Global eradication of the strains of Chlamydia that cause trachoma can be achieved, and
sooner than previously thought, if we step up interventions in the most affected areas. …

… trachoma control programmes in marginalised populations in Tanzania: A qualitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of key stakeholders

K Tsang, G de Wildt, U Mwingira… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… implementing trachoma control programmes in these communities, from the perspective
of … what where we think from a trachoma perspective. Because they have the other plans. [P6] …

Perceptions and practices of community members relating to trachoma in Africa: a qualitative systematic review

AC Tanywe, H Green, R Fernandez - JBI evidence synthesis, 2022 - journals.lww.com
… of trachoma on women. Currently, systematic reviews on perceptions and practices relating
to trachoma are … Perceptions included beliefs, perspectives, views, knowledge, and thoughts …

Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of trachoma among Maasai in Tanzania: Implications for prevention and control

TB Mtuy, MJ Burton, U Mwingira… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… of trachoma including pathology, progression of disease, risk factors, prevention and treatment
among a trachoma … response to MDA for trachoma from a political economy perspective. …

Tropical Data: approach and methodology as applied to trachoma prevalence surveys

EM Harding-Esch, CR Burgert-Brucker… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… well-conducted surveillance surveys in previously trachoma-endemic EUs are key elements
… of trachoma as a public health problem. Citation6 Population-based trachoma prevalence …

Understanding hard-to-reach communities: local perspectives and experiences of trachoma control among the pastoralist Maasai in northern Tanzania

TB Mtuy, K Bardosh, J Ngondi, U Mwingira… - Journal of Biosocial …, 2021 - cambridge.org
… on an ethnographic study of trachoma among Maasai in northern Tanzania. The aim of
the study was to understand the response to MDA for trachoma against a backdrop of unique …

Perceptions of ophthalmologists on the impact of trachoma in Egypt: a mixed-methods, nationwide survey

Y Nayel, M Taylor, AS Montasser, M Elsherif… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
… to gain an understanding of patients’ perspective of the severity of trachoma and access to
ophthalmological care, which could differ greatly. Gaining the perspective of patients and the …

The costs of monitoring trachoma elimination: Impact, surveillance, and trachomatous trichiasis (TT)-only surveys

RD Stelmach, RM Flueckiger, J Shutt… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… as a public health problem, national programs conduct trachoma impact surveys (TIS) to …
trachoma surveillance surveys (TSS) to determine whether the prevalence of active trachoma

Why the SAFE—S Strategy for Trachoma? Are Musca sorbens or Scatophaga stercoraria Really the Culprit?—A Brief Historical Review from an Italian Point of View

CE Gallenga, M Maritati, M Del Boccio, R D'Aloisio… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
… in the bulbar conjunctiva of trachoma in the MacCallan cicatricial stage … trachoma
throughout the Mediterranean basin in the 19th and first half of the 20th century involved anti-trachoma

[HTML][HTML] Trachoma

AJ James - Eye Diseases-Recent Advances, New Perspectives …, 2023 - intechopen.com
… how community treatment of trachoma based solely on the prevalence of trachoma follicles
in children aged 1–9 (Figure 2) [52]. It is recommended that trachoma control programs use …