Prevalence and factors associated with childhood visual impairment in Ethiopia

Visual impairment is a significant loss of vision. It has an impact on the prosperity of different countries. It has been difficult to plan preventive measures against visual impairment due to the scarcity of data about the extent of the problem. The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and i...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2017-01, Vol.11, p.1941-1948
Main Authors: Bezabih, Lidiya, Abebe, Tilaye Workneh, Fite, Robera Olana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Blindness
Cataracts
Childhood
Childhood vision disorders
Developing countries
Diagnosis
Education
Elementary schools
Health care
Health sciences
LDCs
Learning
low vision
Myopia
Native peoples
Ophthalmology
Original Research
Physiology
Population
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Prevention
Public health
Risk factors
Secondary education
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Socioeconomic factors
Visual impairment
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Summary:Visual impairment is a significant loss of vision. It has an impact on the prosperity of different countries. It has been difficult to plan preventive measures against visual impairment due to the scarcity of data about the extent of the problem. The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and identifying factors associated with visual impairment among school-age children in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design was used in four randomly selected schools found in Addis Ababa from May 15 to June 14, 2016. A total of 804 school-age students were selected using the simple random sampling method. Bivariable logistic regression and multivariable logistic regression were conducted. A -value
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S135011