2002
DOI: 10.1086/342298
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Disappearance of Trachoma from Western Nepal

Abstract: We assessed how much of the observed decline in the prevalence of trachoma in a district of Western Nepal was due to an antibiotic treatment program and how much to an underlying secular trend outside of the program. Although antibiotic treatments clearly have an effect at 6 months, we were unable to show that this effect persisted at 12 months; in fact, long-term gains may be due to a secular trend in the area.

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“…Vale lembrar que a melhoria das condições de vida tem acompanhado a tendência declinante do tracoma, em diferentes populações, mesmo na ausência de intervenções destinadas ao seu controle 28 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Vale lembrar que a melhoria das condições de vida tem acompanhado a tendência declinante do tracoma, em diferentes populações, mesmo na ausência de intervenções destinadas ao seu controle 28 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…2,3 Individual-and community-randomized clinical trials have typically had clinical exam as primary or secondary outcomes. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Unfortunately, grading of clinical trachoma can have considerable variability. Even with rigorous training, different examiners grade cases differently.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Data on active disease in Vietnam in areas implementing the full SAFE strategy, surgery and antibiotics alone, and in 29 This may be the case in Vietnam as well, although program interventions would appear to be expediting this process.…”
Section: Program Progressmentioning
confidence: 99%