Prevalence and associations of trachoma before interventions in six departments of the Colombian Amazon and Orinoquía
Trachoma is a public health problem in several areas of the Colombian Amazon and Orinoquía regions. Our data indicate a need to implement comprehensive interventions in accordance with WHO recommendations.
Authors
- Caleb Mpyet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8558-9819)
- María Consuelo Bernal Lizarazú
- Alex Pavluck
- Clara Beatriz López de Mesa
- John Jairo Nathy
- Karen Cárdenas-Garzón
- Ana Judith Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2828-8101)
- Anthony William Solomon
- Pamela J. Hooper
- Rebecca Willis
- A. López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7614-7429)
- Carol Viviana Araque
- Luz Mery Bernal Parra
- Ana Bakhtiari
- Diana Cedeño
- Julián Trujillo-Trujillo
- Angela María Gutiérrez
- Olga Esther Bellido Cuéllar
- Alejandro Rico
- Emma Harding-Esch
- Mónica Patricia Meza
- Carlos Fabián Suta
- Sandra Liliana Bello-Pérez
- Charles MacArthur
- Jakelinne Cruz Escobar
- Myriam Leonor Torres
- Pablo Montoya
- Tatiana Parra
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
- Universidad El Bosque (CO)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Sightsavers (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Instituto Barraquer de América (CO)
- National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (CO)
- The Task Force for Global Health (US)
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection (CO)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá (CO)
- Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (CO)
- International Trachoma Initiative (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342759
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00