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Aim: To provide data on the impact of mass antibiotic administration and risk factors on the prevalence of active trachoma in Jigawa State, Nigeria Methods: This is a community based cross survey of children aged 1-9 years for Trachomatous follicular (TF), trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and use of Anti-trachoma antibiotics in Garki LGA of Jigawa State between 10th April and 9th May, 2015. The households were interviewed on risk factors for transmission of trachoma and antibiotic usage using a semi structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Results: A total of 6990 children were enumerated from 1500 households. Six thousand four hundred and seventy two (92.4%) of them were available for examination. A total of 880(13.6% (CI =12.8-14.5%)) had TF while only 8 (0.1% (CI 0.09-0.12)) had TT, and coverage of antibiotics distribution was 71.3%. The mean age of participants was 3.8 years (SD 2.47). Poor waste disposal (OR=1.9, CI= 1.63- 2.17, p<0.001), presence of animal in the compound (OR=2.45, CI=1.78-3.12, p<0.001), presence of human feaces and animal dung around the house (OR=1.74, CI=1.43-2.05, p<0.001) and dirty faces (OR=2.01, CI=1.29-2.73, p<0.001) were found to be statistically associated with transmission of trachoma.