Open Access<p>Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Associated Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Yemisrach Hailu,
Desta Hiko,
Tamrat Shaweno
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s245675
Subject(s) - medicine , refractive error , logistic regression , optometry , cluster sampling , visual impairment , demography , cluster (spacecraft) , statistical significance , population , psychological intervention , astigmatism , visual acuity , pediatrics , ophthalmology , environmental health , physics , psychiatry , sociology , computer science , optics , programming language
Visual impairment (VI) refers to reduction of vision resulting in a lower than normal visual acuity (VA). Although school programs are recommended for early detection and timely interventions of VI, available information with regard to prevalence of VI and associated factors among primary schoolchildren near to the main city, Addis Ababa is inadequate. Thus, we assessed the prevalence of VI and the associated factors among children attending government primary schools of Lideta sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.