ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2018
Trachoma control: the SAFE strategy.
Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Active trachoma among children aged 1-9 years in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis from 2019 to 2024.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Individual longitudinal compliance to neglected tropical disease mass drug administration programmes, a systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Computational design of a novel chimeric multi-epitope vaccine against chlamydia trachomatis serovar a to prevent trachoma.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Lessons from the elimination of trachoma in Senegal: implications for high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with health worker adoption of facial and environmental hygiene promotion in the 'SAFE strategy' for trachoma elimination in Western Province, Zambia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
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- Motivating school communities towards behavior change and local ownership: a gamification intervention to prevent trachoma at primary schools in southern Ethiopia.International health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school age children in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: a community based cross-sectional study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Vietnam: Neglected tropical diseases in an emerging and accelerating economy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Development and deployment of a smartphone application for diagnosing trachoma: Leveraging code-free deep learning and edge artificial intelligence.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
As a contagious bacterial infection that affects the conjunctival covering of the eye, the cornea and the eyelids, trachoma is controlled by an endorsed integrated strategy consisting of surgery for trichiasis, antibiotic therapy, facial cleanliness and environmental improvement, namely, the SAFE strategy developed by World Health Organization. Developed based on evidence from previous field trials and constantly modified in practice, SAFE strategy has greatly boosted the progress in trachoma control. Regardless of the fact that there are still many pending questions, national program coordinators are convinced that trachoma control initiative based on SAFE strategy would be effective.
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