The "F" in SAFE: Reliability of assessing clean faces for trachoma control in the field.

Although facial cleanliness is part of the SAFE strategy for trachoma there is controversy over the reliability of measuring a clean face. A child's face with no ocular and nasal discharge is clean and the endpoint of interest, regardless of the number of times it must be washed to achieve that...

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Main Authors: Sheila K West, Derick Ansah, Beatriz Munoz, Nicodemus Funga, Harran Mkocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708607?pdf=render