Are Children Least Engaged With Health Care More Likely to Have Trachoma?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

By 
Emmanuel Agu, 
Awraris Hailu Bilchut, 
Esmael Habtamu, 
Yeshigeta Gelaw, 
Aemero Abateneh Mengesha, 
Belay Beyene, 
Ambahun Chernet, 
Ian Fetterman, 
Huiyu Hu, 
Hadley Burroughs, 
Renee F. N. Casentini, 
Seth Blumberg, 
Michael Deiner, 
Ariktha Srivathsan, 
Milan Hilde-Jones, 
Travis C. Porco, 
Jessica Shantha, 
Scott D. Nash, 
Benjamin F. Arnold, 
Catherine E. Oldenburg, 
and Thomas M. Lietman

Distribution of azithromycin to children ages 0–9 years old is an established strategy for treating and preventing trachoma. Our study aimed to determine whether the order in which children show up for trachoma screening is correlated with their infection status.

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