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Blindness Surveys
Alemayehu W, Tekle Haimanot R, Forsgren L, Erkstedt J. Causes of visual
impairment in central Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 1995: 33; 163-74.
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bayu S, Girma T, Hailesellasie T, Khandekar R,
Worku A, Courtright P. Low vision and blindness in adults in Gurage Zone,
central Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003; 87: 677-80.
Zerihun N, Mabey D. Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia:
results of a population-based survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1997; 4: 19-26.
Childhood blindness
Kello AB, Gilbert C. Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in
children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003; 87:526-30.
Cataract Girma T, Mengistu F, Hogeweg M. The pattern of cataract and the
postoperative outcome of cataract extraction in Ethiopian leprosy patients as
compared to nonleprosy patients. Lepr Rev.1996; 67:318-24
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Friedlander E, Courtright O. Indirect costs
associated with accessing eye care services as a barrier to services use in
Ethiopia. Trop Med Int Health. 2004; 9:426-31. Teshome T, Regassa K. Prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in
Ethiopian patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol Scand.
2004; 84:254-8.
Zerihun N. Visual outcome of the first 500 cataract extractions done in the
field; Jimma, Ethiopia. Int Ophthalmol. 2001; 24: 291-5.
Glaucoma Bedri A, Alemu B. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Ethiopian glaucoma
patients. East Afr Med J. 1999; 76:278-80. Zerihun N, Mabey D. Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia:
results of a population-based survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol.1997; 4:19-26.
Trachoma
Alemayehu W, Malese M, Fredlander E, Worku A, Courtright P. Active
trachoma in children in central Ethiopia: association with altitude. Trans R
Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005; 99:840-3. Alemayehu W, Malese M, Bejiga A, Worku A, Kadebe W, Fantaye D. Surgery
for trichiasis by ophthalmologists versus integrated eye care workers: a
randomized trial. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111:578-84.
Alene GD, Abebe S. Prevalence of risk factors for trachoma in a rural locality
of north-western Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2000;77:308-12. Assefa T, Argaw D, Foster A, Schwartz E. Results of trachoma rapid
assessment in 11 village of South Gonder Zone, Ethiopia. Trop Doct.2001;
31:202-4.
Bejiga A, Alemayehu W. Prevalence of trachoma and its determinants in
Dalocha District, Central Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2001; 8:119-25.
Chidambaram JD,Alemayehu W, Malese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Cevallos
V, Zhou Z, Maxey K, Lee DC, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Porco T, Whitcher
JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on
the prevalence of infectiuos trachoma. JAMA. 2006;295:1142-6.
Chidambaram JD, Malese M, Alemayehu W, Yie E, Prabriputaloong T, Lee
DC, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Mass
antibitiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control
programs. Clin Infect Dis. 2004;39:95-7.
Cumberland P, Hailu G, Todd J. Active trachoma in children aged three to
nine years in rural communities in Ethiopia: prevalence, indicators and risk
factors. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005;99:120-7.
Edwards T, Cumberland P, Hailu G, Todd J. Impact of health education on
active trachoma in hyperendemic rural communities in Ethiopia.
Ophthalmology. 2006; 113:548-55.
Lietman TM, Neuwelt MD, Gandhi NG, Dalmon CA, Benitah N.Trachoma
research: it takes more than a village. Lancet. 2006; 367:395.
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Worku A. Trichiasis among close relatives, central
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2004; 42:255-9.
Melese M, West ES, Alemayehu W, Munoz B, Worku A, Gaydos CA, West
SK. Characteristics of trichiasis patients presenting for surgery in rural
Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005; 89: 1084-8.
Melese M, Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Lee DC, Yie EH, Cevallos V,
Zhou Z, Donnellan C, Saidel M, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.
Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass
antibiotic treatments. JAMA. 2004; 292:721-5.
Mesfin MM, de la Camera J, Tareke IG, Amanual G, Araya T, Kedir AM. A
community-based trachoma survey: prevalence and risk factors in the Tigracy
region of northern Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006; 13: 173-81.
Miller K, Schmidt G, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yie E, Cevallos V, Donnellan
C, Olinger L, Fantaye D, Gaynor B, Whitcher JP, Lietman T. How reliable is
the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection? Ophthalmic
Epidemiol. 2004; 11:255-62.
Miller K, Pakpour N, Yie E, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bird M, Schmidt G,
Cevallos V, Olinger L, Chidambaram J, Gaynor B, Whitcher J, Lietman T.
Pesky trachoma suspect finally caught. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004; 88:750-1.
Regassa K, Teshome T. Trachoma among adults in Damot Gale District, South
Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2004; 11: 9-16.
Sodhi PK, Verma L. Surgery for trichiasis. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111:2147-8.
West SK, West ES, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Munoz B, Imeru A, Worku A,
Gaydos C, Meinert CL, Quinn T. Single-dose azithromycin prevents trichiasis
recurrence following surgery: randomized trial in Ethiopia. Arch
Ophthalmol. 2006; 124: 309-14.
West ES, Munoz B, Imeru A, Alemayehu W, Melese M, West SK. The
association between epilation and corneal opacity among eyes with
trachomatous trichiasis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006; 90: 171-4.
West ES, Alemayehu W, Munoz B, Melese M, Imeru, West SK. Surgery for
Trichiasis, Antibiotics to prevent Recurrence (STAR) Clinical Trial
methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2005; 12: 279-86.
Wondimu A, Bejiga A. Prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis in the
community of Alaba District, Southern Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2003; 80:365-
8. Zerihun N. Trachoma in Jimma zone, south western Ethiopia. Trop Med Int
Health. 1997; 2: 1115-21. Onchocerciasis Argaw H. Onchocerciasis among school children in Kafa, South West
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 1999; 37:223-36.
Enk CD, Anteby I, Abramson N, Amer R, Amit Y, Bergshtein-Kronhaus T,
Cohen E, Greenberg Z, Jonas F, Mayaan S, Marva E, Strauss U, BenEzra D.
Onchocerciasis among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J. 2003;
5: 485-8.
Figueroa JI, Fuller LC, Abraha A, Hay RJ. Dermatology in southwestern
Ethiopia: rationale for a community approach. Int J Dermatol. 1998; 37: 752-8. Gebre-Michael T, Gemetchu T. Anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera:
Simuliidae) and onchocerciasis transmission in southwest Ethiopia. Med Vet
Entomol.1996; 10:44-52. Gebre-Michael T, Malone JB, McNally K. Use of Geographic Information
System in the development of prediction models for onchocerciasis control in
Ethiopia. Parassitologia.2005; 47:135-44. Hadis M, Wilson MD, Cobblah M, Boakye DA. Cytotaxonomic decription of
Simulium kaffaense, a new member of the S. damnosum complex (Diptera:
Simuliidae from south-western Ethiopia. Am Trop Med Parasitol.2005;
99:267-91. Hailu A, Balcha F, Birrie H, Berhe N, Aga A, Mengistu G, Bezuneh A, Ali A,
Gebre-Michael T, Gemetchu T. Prevalence of onchocercal skin disease and
infection among workers of coffee plantation farms in Teppi, southwestern
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J.2002; 40:259-69. Lazarov A, Amihai B, Sion-Vardy N. Pruritus and chronic popular dermatitis
in an Ethiopian man. Onchocerciasis (chronic popular onchodermatitis). Arch
Dermatol.1997; 133:382-3,385-6. Mengistu G, Balcha F, Britton S. Co-infection of Onchocerca volvulus and
intestinal helminthes in indigenous and migrant farmers in southwest
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J.2002; 40:19-27. Mengistu G, Balcha F, Britton S. Clinical presentation of onchocerciasis
among indigenous and migrant farmers in southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med
J.1999; 76:635-8. No authors listed. New light shed on the importance and care of onchocercal
skin disease. TDR News.1998; 55:5. Oshry T, Lifshitz T, Wender A, Yassur Y. Ocular onchocerciasis in Israel.
Harefuah.1995; 128:80-2, 128, 127. Hebrew. Pressman A, Kandelis Y, Bachar Y, Mogilner G. Onchocerca volvulusa rare
cause of a mass in children. Harefuah.1998; 134:31-2,78. Hebrew. Taye A, Gebre-Michael T, Taticheff S. Onchocerciasis in Gilgel Ghibe River
Valley southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.2000; 77:116-20.
Wolf R, Orion E, Matz H. Onchorerciasis (river blindness). Isr Med Assoc J.
2003; 5:522-3.
Others
Alemayehu W, Shamebo M, Bedri A, Mengistu Z. Ocular manifestations of
leukaemia in Ethiopians. Ethiop Med J.1996; 34:217-24.
Kasis I, Lak L, Adler J, Choni R, Shazberg G, Fekede TD, Shoshani E, Miller
D, Heyman S. Medical relief operation in rural morthern Ethiopia: addressing
an ongoing disaster: Isr Med Assoc J. 2001; 87:677-80.
Korneev IM, Beliaev VS, Shinaev NN. Features of the course and treatment of
several eye diseases in Eastern Africa. Vestn Oftalmol.1998; 114:38-42.
Seyoum B, Mengistu Z, Berhanu P, Abdulkadir J, Fekele Y, Worku Y, Ayana
G. Retinopathy in patients of Tikur Anbessa Hospital diabetic clinic. Ethiop
Med J. 2001; 39:123-31
Vitamin A Deficiency Asrat YT, Omwega AM, Muita JW. Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among
pre-school and school-aged children in Arssi Zone, E Ethiopia. East Afr Med
J.2002; 79:355-9. Getaneh T, Assefa A, Tadesse Z. Dietary practices and xerophthalmia in
under-fives in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2000; 77:313-
5. Haidar J, Tsegaye D, Mariam DH, Tibeb HN, Muroki NM. Vitamin A
supplementation on child morbidity. East Afr Med J.2003; 80:17-21. Haidar J, Demissie T. Malnutrition and xerophthalmia in rural communities
of Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 1999; 76:590-3.
Kassaye T, Receveur O, Johns T, Becklake MR. Prevalence of vitamin A
deficiency in children aged 6-9 years in Wurko, northern Ethiopia. Bull World
Health Organ. 2001; 79: 415-22.
Kassaye T, Becklake MR, Receveur O, Hanley JA, Johns T. Association
between vitamin A status and lung function level in children aged 6-9 years
in Worku, Northern Ethiopia. Int J Epidemiol. 2001; 30: 457-64. Lemma F, Mariam AG. Xerophthalmia and malnutrition among pre-school
children in Agaro town south-west Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.1996;73:179-81. Tafesse Y, Fisseha T, Umeta M, Hidar J, Teka W. Vitamin A deficiency: a
serious threat in Dodota district in central Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.1996;
73:303-7. Umeta M, West CE, Verhoef H, Haidar J, Hautvast JG. Factors associate with
stunting in infants aged 5-11 months in the Dodota-Sire District, rural
Ethiopia. J Nutr. 2003; 133:1064-9. Wondmikun Y. Lipid-soluble antioxidants status and some of its socio-
economic determinants among pregnant Ethiopians at the third trimester.
Public Health Nutr. 2005; 8:582-7. Wondmikun Y. Dark adaptation pattern of pregnant women as an indicator
of functional disturbance at acceptable serum vitamin A levels. Eur J Clin
Nutr. 2002; 56:462-6.
The web site itself may have changed. You can check the current page or check for previous versions at the Internet Archive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content. Articles on eye care and ophthalmology in Ethiopia (1995-2006). Articles on eye care and ophthalmology in Ethiopia (1995-2006).
Blindness Surveys
Alemayehu W, Tekle Haimanot R, Forsgren L, Erkstedt J. Causes of visual
impairment in central Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 1995: 33; 163-74.
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bayu S, Girma T, Hailesellasie T, Khandekar R,
Worku A, Courtright P. Low vision and blindness in adults in Gurage Zone,
central Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003; 87: 677-80.
Zerihun N, Mabey D. Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia:
results of a population-based survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1997; 4: 19-26.
Childhood blindness
Kello AB, Gilbert C. Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in
children in schools for the blind in Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003; 87:526-30.
Cataract Girma T, Mengistu F, Hogeweg M. The pattern of cataract and the
postoperative outcome of cataract extraction in Ethiopian leprosy patients as
compared to nonleprosy patients. Lepr Rev.1996; 67:318-24
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Friedlander E, Courtright O. Indirect costs
associated with accessing eye care services as a barrier to services use in
Ethiopia. Trop Med Int Health. 2004; 9:426-31. Teshome T, Regassa K. Prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in
Ethiopian patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol Scand.
2004; 84:254-8.
Zerihun N. Visual outcome of the first 500 cataract extractions done in the
field; Jimma, Ethiopia. Int Ophthalmol. 2001; 24: 291-5.
Glaucoma Bedri A, Alemu B. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Ethiopian glaucoma
patients. East Afr Med J. 1999; 76:278-80. Zerihun N, Mabey D. Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia:
results of a population-based survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol.1997; 4:19-26.
Trachoma
Alemayehu W, Malese M, Fredlander E, Worku A, Courtright P. Active
trachoma in children in central Ethiopia: association with altitude. Trans R
Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005; 99:840-3. Alemayehu W, Malese M, Bejiga A, Worku A, Kadebe W, Fantaye D. Surgery
for trichiasis by ophthalmologists versus integrated eye care workers: a
randomized trial. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111:578-84.
Alene GD, Abebe S. Prevalence of risk factors for trachoma in a rural locality
of north-western Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2000;77:308-12. Assefa T, Argaw D, Foster A, Schwartz E. Results of trachoma rapid
assessment in 11 village of South Gonder Zone, Ethiopia. Trop Doct.2001;
31:202-4.
Bejiga A, Alemayehu W. Prevalence of trachoma and its determinants in
Dalocha District, Central Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2001; 8:119-25.
Chidambaram JD,Alemayehu W, Malese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Cevallos
V, Zhou Z, Maxey K, Lee DC, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Porco T, Whitcher
JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on
the prevalence of infectiuos trachoma. JAMA. 2006;295:1142-6.
Chidambaram JD, Malese M, Alemayehu W, Yie E, Prabriputaloong T, Lee
DC, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM. Mass
antibitiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control
programs. Clin Infect Dis. 2004;39:95-7.
Cumberland P, Hailu G, Todd J. Active trachoma in children aged three to
nine years in rural communities in Ethiopia: prevalence, indicators and risk
factors. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005;99:120-7.
Edwards T, Cumberland P, Hailu G, Todd J. Impact of health education on
active trachoma in hyperendemic rural communities in Ethiopia.
Ophthalmology. 2006; 113:548-55.
Lietman TM, Neuwelt MD, Gandhi NG, Dalmon CA, Benitah N.Trachoma
research: it takes more than a village. Lancet. 2006; 367:395.
Melese M, Alemayehu W, Worku A. Trichiasis among close relatives, central
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 2004; 42:255-9.
Melese M, West ES, Alemayehu W, Munoz B, Worku A, Gaydos CA, West
SK. Characteristics of trichiasis patients presenting for surgery in rural
Ethiopia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005; 89: 1084-8.
Melese M, Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Lee DC, Yie EH, Cevallos V,
Zhou Z, Donnellan C, Saidel M, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.
Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass
antibiotic treatments. JAMA. 2004; 292:721-5.
Mesfin MM, de la Camera J, Tareke IG, Amanual G, Araya T, Kedir AM. A
community-based trachoma survey: prevalence and risk factors in the Tigracy
region of northern Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006; 13: 173-81.
Miller K, Schmidt G, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yie E, Cevallos V, Donnellan
C, Olinger L, Fantaye D, Gaynor B, Whitcher JP, Lietman T. How reliable is
the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection? Ophthalmic
Epidemiol. 2004; 11:255-62.
Miller K, Pakpour N, Yie E, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bird M, Schmidt G,
Cevallos V, Olinger L, Chidambaram J, Gaynor B, Whitcher J, Lietman T.
Pesky trachoma suspect finally caught. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004; 88:750-1.
Regassa K, Teshome T. Trachoma among adults in Damot Gale District, South
Ethiopia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2004; 11: 9-16.
Sodhi PK, Verma L. Surgery for trichiasis. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111:2147-8.
West SK, West ES, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Munoz B, Imeru A, Worku A,
Gaydos C, Meinert CL, Quinn T. Single-dose azithromycin prevents trichiasis
recurrence following surgery: randomized trial in Ethiopia. Arch
Ophthalmol. 2006; 124: 309-14.
West ES, Munoz B, Imeru A, Alemayehu W, Melese M, West SK. The
association between epilation and corneal opacity among eyes with
trachomatous trichiasis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006; 90: 171-4.
West ES, Alemayehu W, Munoz B, Melese M, Imeru, West SK. Surgery for
Trichiasis, Antibiotics to prevent Recurrence (STAR) Clinical Trial
methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2005; 12: 279-86.
Wondimu A, Bejiga A. Prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis in the
community of Alaba District, Southern Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2003; 80:365-
8. Zerihun N. Trachoma in Jimma zone, south western Ethiopia. Trop Med Int
Health. 1997; 2: 1115-21. Onchocerciasis Argaw H. Onchocerciasis among school children in Kafa, South West
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J. 1999; 37:223-36.
Enk CD, Anteby I, Abramson N, Amer R, Amit Y, Bergshtein-Kronhaus T,
Cohen E, Greenberg Z, Jonas F, Mayaan S, Marva E, Strauss U, BenEzra D.
Onchocerciasis among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J. 2003;
5: 485-8.
Figueroa JI, Fuller LC, Abraha A, Hay RJ. Dermatology in southwestern
Ethiopia: rationale for a community approach. Int J Dermatol. 1998; 37: 752-8. Gebre-Michael T, Gemetchu T. Anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera:
Simuliidae) and onchocerciasis transmission in southwest Ethiopia. Med Vet
Entomol.1996; 10:44-52. Gebre-Michael T, Malone JB, McNally K. Use of Geographic Information
System in the development of prediction models for onchocerciasis control in
Ethiopia. Parassitologia.2005; 47:135-44. Hadis M, Wilson MD, Cobblah M, Boakye DA. Cytotaxonomic decription of
Simulium kaffaense, a new member of the S. damnosum complex (Diptera:
Simuliidae from south-western Ethiopia. Am Trop Med Parasitol.2005;
99:267-91. Hailu A, Balcha F, Birrie H, Berhe N, Aga A, Mengistu G, Bezuneh A, Ali A,
Gebre-Michael T, Gemetchu T. Prevalence of onchocercal skin disease and
infection among workers of coffee plantation farms in Teppi, southwestern
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J.2002; 40:259-69. Lazarov A, Amihai B, Sion-Vardy N. Pruritus and chronic popular dermatitis
in an Ethiopian man. Onchocerciasis (chronic popular onchodermatitis). Arch
Dermatol.1997; 133:382-3,385-6. Mengistu G, Balcha F, Britton S. Co-infection of Onchocerca volvulus and
intestinal helminthes in indigenous and migrant farmers in southwest
Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J.2002; 40:19-27. Mengistu G, Balcha F, Britton S. Clinical presentation of onchocerciasis
among indigenous and migrant farmers in southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med
J.1999; 76:635-8. No authors listed. New light shed on the importance and care of onchocercal
skin disease. TDR News.1998; 55:5. Oshry T, Lifshitz T, Wender A, Yassur Y. Ocular onchocerciasis in Israel.
Harefuah.1995; 128:80-2, 128, 127. Hebrew. Pressman A, Kandelis Y, Bachar Y, Mogilner G. Onchocerca volvulusa rare
cause of a mass in children. Harefuah.1998; 134:31-2,78. Hebrew. Taye A, Gebre-Michael T, Taticheff S. Onchocerciasis in Gilgel Ghibe River
Valley southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.2000; 77:116-20.
Wolf R, Orion E, Matz H. Onchorerciasis (river blindness). Isr Med Assoc J.
2003; 5:522-3.
Others
Alemayehu W, Shamebo M, Bedri A, Mengistu Z. Ocular manifestations of
leukaemia in Ethiopians. Ethiop Med J.1996; 34:217-24.
Kasis I, Lak L, Adler J, Choni R, Shazberg G, Fekede TD, Shoshani E, Miller
D, Heyman S. Medical relief operation in rural morthern Ethiopia: addressing
an ongoing disaster: Isr Med Assoc J. 2001; 87:677-80.
Korneev IM, Beliaev VS, Shinaev NN. Features of the course and treatment of
several eye diseases in Eastern Africa. Vestn Oftalmol.1998; 114:38-42.
Seyoum B, Mengistu Z, Berhanu P, Abdulkadir J, Fekele Y, Worku Y, Ayana
G. Retinopathy in patients of Tikur Anbessa Hospital diabetic clinic. Ethiop
Med J. 2001; 39:123-31
Vitamin A Deficiency Asrat YT, Omwega AM, Muita JW. Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among
pre-school and school-aged children in Arssi Zone, E Ethiopia. East Afr Med
J.2002; 79:355-9. Getaneh T, Assefa A, Tadesse Z. Dietary practices and xerophthalmia in
under-fives in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 2000; 77:313-
5. Haidar J, Tsegaye D, Mariam DH, Tibeb HN, Muroki NM. Vitamin A
supplementation on child morbidity. East Afr Med J.2003; 80:17-21. Haidar J, Demissie T. Malnutrition and xerophthalmia in rural communities
of Ethiopia. East Afr Med J. 1999; 76:590-3.
Kassaye T, Receveur O, Johns T, Becklake MR. Prevalence of vitamin A
deficiency in children aged 6-9 years in Wurko, northern Ethiopia. Bull World
Health Organ. 2001; 79: 415-22.
Kassaye T, Becklake MR, Receveur O, Hanley JA, Johns T. Association
between vitamin A status and lung function level in children aged 6-9 years
in Worku, Northern Ethiopia. Int J Epidemiol. 2001; 30: 457-64. Lemma F, Mariam AG. Xerophthalmia and malnutrition among pre-school
children in Agaro town south-west Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.1996;73:179-81. Tafesse Y, Fisseha T, Umeta M, Hidar J, Teka W. Vitamin A deficiency: a
serious threat in Dodota district in central Ethiopia. East Afr Med J.1996;
73:303-7. Umeta M, West CE, Verhoef H, Haidar J, Hautvast JG. Factors associate with
stunting in infants aged 5-11 months in the Dodota-Sire District, rural
Ethiopia. J Nutr. 2003; 133:1064-9. Wondmikun Y. Lipid-soluble antioxidants status and some of its socio-
economic determinants among pregnant Ethiopians at the third trimester.
Public Health Nutr. 2005; 8:582-7. Wondmikun Y. Dark adaptation pattern of pregnant women as an indicator
of functional disturbance at acceptable serum vitamin A levels. Eur J Clin
Nutr. 2002; 56:462-6.
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