Table 2.
Average Prevalence of Trachoma and Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, and Measures of Clean Faces and Latrines in Communities at Follow-up, Stratified by Number of Rounds of Mass Treatment
| No. of previous rounds of annual mass treatment | Prevalence of clean faces, mean % (95% CI) | Prevalence of households with latrines, mean % (95% CI) | Prevalence of trachoma, mean % (95% CI) | Prevalence of infection, mean % (95% CI) |
| 3 | 37.5 (24.6–50.3) | 9.7 (0.3–19.0) | 20.3 (7.9–32.8) | 7.8 (0.8–14.8) |
| 4 | 50.6 (45.2–55.9) | 59.1 (43.8–74.4) | 9.3 (5.1–13.5) | 2.8 (1.3–4.3) |
| 5 | 45.1 (40.2–50.0) | 69.6 (56.7–82.5) | 12.8 (8.2–17.5) | 6.4 (2.2–10.6) |
| 6 | 46.1 (40.6–51.6) | 62.9 (53.4–72.5) | 12.6 (8.9–16.2) | 5.8 (2.8–8.7) |
| 7 | 51.6 (45.9–57.6) | 67.9 (59.0–76.7) | 9.1 (6.4–11.7) | 6.1 (4.1–8.2) |
NOTE. Trachoma refers to active disease (follicular trachoma or intense trachoma). CI, confidence interval.