Data for risk factor survey of active trachoma in the Oromia region of Ethiopia

Abdurahman, O, Last, A, Macleod, D, Habtamu, E, Versteeg, B, Greenland, K, Burton, MJ, Dumessa, G, Guye, M, Nure, R, Adugna, D and Miecha, H. 2023. Data for risk factor survey of active trachoma in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003653.

Abdurahman, O, Last, A, Macleod, D, Habtamu, E, Versteeg, B, Greenland, K, Burton, MJ, Dumessa, G, Guye, M, Nure, R, Adugna, D and Miecha, H. Data for risk factor survey of active trachoma in the Oromia region of Ethiopia [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2023. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003653.

Abdurahman, O, Last, A, Macleod, D, Habtamu, E, Versteeg, B, Greenland, K, Burton, MJ, Dumessa, G, Guye, M, Nure, R, Adugna, D and Miecha, H (2023). Data for risk factor survey of active trachoma in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003653.

Description

Dataset containing results of a baseline survey performed by the Stronger SAFE project to identify risk factors for trachoma in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Data was collected from 247 households via structured questionnaire, eye swabs, and Conjunctival field examination between 11 April and 25 June 2018. The dataset contains information on participant socio-demographics, water and sanitation practices, and connectedness of the communication. Findings indicates that personal hygiene in younger age groups (presence of ocular and nasal discharges, infrequent washing of faces and clothing) and fly-eye contacts are potential risk factors for trachoma in this setting, suggesting that hygiene interventions and environmental improvements are required to suppress transmission to ensure sustained reduction in disease burden.

Methods

Data capture method

Questionnaire

Data Collection Period

From	To
11 April 2018	25 June 2018

Date (Completed)

13 October 2023

Language(s) of written materials

English

People & Groups

Data Creators	Abdurahman, O, Last, A, Macleod, D, Habtamu, E, Versteeg, B, Greenland, K, Burton, MJ, Dumessa, G, Guye, M, Nure, R, Adugna, D and Miecha, H
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (-2023) Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research
Research Centre	International Centre for Eye Health
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney, Australia, Oromia regional health bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia