Community-based intervention programs for trachoma control.
Trachoma continues to be a leading cause of blindness largely confined to developing countries. Trachoma control programs have primarily been oriented to drug therapy, an approach which may be successful if it is community-based. However, the costs to ensure long-term success are substantial. Community-based health education approaches to reduce risk factors currently provide the most promising approach for long-term trachoma control.
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Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003153:Community Health Services; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D014141:Trachoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*