Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana

OBJECTIVE: To assess the skills of community health volunteers in diagnosing active trachoma and distributing azithromycin in the Northern Region of Ghana. METHODS: Six community health volunteers from Daboya were trained to diagnose trachoma and to treat the disease using azithromycin. They were al...

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Glavni autori:	Solomon Anthony W., Akudibillah Joseph, Abugri Peter, Hagan Maria, Foster Allen, Bailey Robin L., Mabey David C.W.
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Serija:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Teme:	trachoma/diagnosis trachoma/drug therapy azithromycin/therapeutic use community health aides/education Ghana
Online pristup:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000100004
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