Active trachoma among children in Mali: Clustering and environmental risk factors

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 4; no. 1; p. e583
• Main Authors: Hägi, Mathieu, Schémann, Jean-François, Mauny, Frédéric, Momo, Germain, Sacko, Doulaye, Traoré, Lamine, Malvy, Denis, Viel, Jean-François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.01.2010; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Access to education; Age; Age Factors; Alliances; Behavior; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Climate; Community; Disease; Ecology/Spatial and Landscape Ecology; Environmental factors; Environmental risk; Female; Health promotion; Households; Humans; Hygiene; Life Sciences; Male; Mali - epidemiology; Population density; Public Health and Epidemiology/Environmental Health; Public Health and Epidemiology/Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health; Risk Factors; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Social conditions; Studies; Temperature; Trachoma - epidemiology; Tropical diseases; Womens health; Mali; Climate; Age Factors; Mali; Humans; Risk Factors; Child, Preschool; Trachoma; Female; Male; Child

Active trachoma is not uniformly distributed in endemic areas, and local environmental factors influencing its prevalence are not yet adequately understood. Determining whether clustering is a consistent phenomenon may help predict likely modes of transmission and help to determine the appropriate l...