Evaluation of the prevalence of trachoma 12 years after baseline surveys in Kidal Region, Mali

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-311

  Bamani, S ^a   Dembele, M ^a   Sankara, D ^b   Coulibaly, F ^a   Kamissoko, Y ^c   Ting, J ^c   Rotondo, L A ^d   Emerson, P M ^c   King, J D ^c  

^a Programme National de Lutte Contre la Schistosomiase   (Mali)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d International Trachoma Initiative   (United States)

Author keywords

GET 2020; Mali; Neglected tropical diseases; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; NATIONAL STRATEGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALI; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA; TRACHOMATOUS TRICHIASIS; TRICHIASIS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALI; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TOILET FACILITIES; TRACHOMA; WATER SUPPLY;

KIDAL; MALI;

EID: 77249160716     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02459.x     Document Type: Article

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