Prevalence and associations of trachoma before interventions in six departments of the Colombian Amazon and Orinoquía

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Authors

Julián Trujillo-Trujillo · Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Sandra Liliana Bello-Pérez · Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Clara Beatriz López de Mesa · Instituto Barraquer de América

Rebecca Willis · The Task Force for Global Health

Ana Bakhtiari · The Task Force for Global Health

Emma Harding-Esch · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Angela María Gutiérrez

Abstract

Trachoma is a public health problem in several areas of the Colombian Amazon and Orinoquía regions. Our data indicate a need to implement comprehensive interventions in accordance with WHO recommendations.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 21, Issue 3, pp. e0342759-e0342759

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342759

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