Correlates of Trachoma Recrudescence: Results From 51 District-Level Trachoma Surveillance Surveys in Amhara, Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

By 
Eshetu Sata, 
Nicholas A. Presley, 
Phong Le, 
Andrew W. Nute, 
Zebene Ayele, 
Ayalew Shiferaw, 
Demelash Gessese, 
Ambahun Chernet, 
Berhanu Melak, 
Tania A. Gonzalez, 
Kimberly A. Jensen, 
Adisu Abebe Dawed, 
Taye Zeru, 
Zerihun Tadesse, 
Elizabeth Kelly Callahan, 
and Scott D. Nash

Trachoma recrudescence is a serious concern for trachoma control programs. Programs define recrudescence as the return of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) prevalence above elimination threshold (≥5%) on district-level trachoma surveillance surveys (TSSs). This study aimed to determine potential correlates of trachoma recrudescence within a historically highly endemic region. Between 2015 and 2021, population-based TSSs were conducted in 51 districts of Amhara, Ethiopia. District estimates were calculated accounting for multistage design; logistic regression was used to estimate the association of key correlates with recrudescence at the district level.

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