Prevalence of Trachoma in the North Region of Cameroon: Results of a Survey in 15 Health Districts e2932

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 8; no. 6
• Main Authors: Noatina, Blaise Noa, Kagmeni, Giles, Souleymanou, Yaya, Moungui, Henri Claude, Hien, Ann Tarini, Akame, Julie, Zhang, Yaobi, Bella, Assumpta LucienneFrançoise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Alliances; Antibiotics; Blindness; Confidence intervals; Health facilities; Public health; Sanitation; Tropical diseases; Cameroon

Background To estimate the prevalence of trachoma in the North Region of Cameroon in order to facilitate the planning of trachoma control activities in this region, a survey was carried out in 2011 and 2012 in 15 health districts (HDs). Methodology A cross-sectional, two-stage cluster random samplin...