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. 2011 Jul 15;204(2):268–273. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir257

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.