Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Its Associated Factors among Rural and Urban Children in Dera Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Face washing and facial condition of children in Dera woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014.

Variables	Urban	Rural	Total
Face wash per day
Once	34 (15.8%)	261 (57.2%)	295 (44%)
Twice	92 (42.8%)	149 (32.7%)	241 (35.9%)
More than two times	89 (41.4%)	46 (10.1%)	135 (20.1%)
Use soap
Yes	149 (69.3%)	130 (28.5%)	279 (41.6%)
No	66 (30.7%)	326 (71.5%)	392 (58.4%)
Face washing per day using soap
Once	70 (47%)	92 (70.8%)	162 (58.1%)
Twice	36 (24.2%)	29 (22.3%)	65 (23.3%)
More than two times	43 (28.9%)	9 (6.9%)	52 (18.6%)
Discharge on the eye
Yes	14 (6.5%)	91 (20%)	105 (15.6%)
No	201 (93.5%)	369 (80%)	566 (84.4%)
Condition of the child’s face
Clean	194 (90.2%)	335 (73.5%)	529 (78.9%)
Unclean	21 (9.8%)	121 (26.5%)	142 (21.1%)
Number of flies on the face
None	104 (48.5%)	198 (43.5%)	302 (45%)
1–3	92 (42.7%)	187 (41%)	279 (41.5%)
4–7	17 (7.9%)	68 (14.8)	85 (12.7%)
>7	2 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (0.8)
Zithromax prophylaxis
None	6 (2.3%)	5 (1%)	11 (1.6%)
At least one dose	210 (97.7%)	450 (99.0%)	660 (98.4%)