This study aims to determine the association between water, sanitation, and hygiene, and the prevalence of trachoma in Monze district, Zambia. The overall prevalence of trachoma among residents of Monze district is 2.0% disaggregated as 3.4% for 1–9 age group and 1.1% for ≥10 age group. The findings reveal an association between trachoma eye infection and drinking water source from protected well/spring, and piped water. After adjusting for other variables, there was an association of drinking water from a protected well/spring (AOR 8.343, CI 1.126–61.803), piped water (AOR 4.127, CI 1.088–15.648), and piped water for washing (AOR 0.172, 95% CI 0.031–0.944.439). The presence of a hand wash facility was very low at 2.9% while hand washing agents were even lower at 0.41%. The study concludes that children are at a higher risk of trachoma prevalence. Other WASH aspects, such as adequacy of water, might be more important than the presence of potable water. The prevalence of trachoma in Monze is WASH focused.

这项研究的目的是确定水，卫生设施和卫生状况与赞比亚门泽地区沙眼的患病率之间的关系。蒙泽地区居民的沙眼总体患病率为2.0％，其中1–9岁年龄组为3.4％，≥10岁年龄组为1.1％。这些发现揭示了沙眼眼感染与受保护井/泉水和自来水之间的关联。调整其他变量后，受保护的井/泉水（AOR 8.343，CI 1.126–61.803），自来水（AOR 4.127，CI 1.088–15.648）和用于清洗的自来水（AOR 0.172， 95％CI 0.031–0.944.439）。洗手设备的存在率非常低，为2.9％，而洗手剂甚至更低，为0.41％。研究得出结论，儿童患沙眼的风险更高。WASH的其他方面（例如水的充足性）可能比饮用水的存在更为重要。在Monze，沙眼的流行是WASH的重点。