Open AccessPerception of primary school teachers on pupils’ eye health in the Ga West Municipality, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Author(s) -
Imoro Zeba Braimah,
Winston Ceesay,
Benjamin Abaidoo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the west african colleges of surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-6944
DOI - 10.4103/jwas.jwas_902_19
Subject(s) - medicine , optometry , perception , public health , eye care , cross sectional study , family medicine , environmental health , psychology , nursing , neuroscience , pathology
Eye health education is lacking in low- and middle-income countries due to limited availability of eye care personnel in the school setting. Teachers have been considered possible human resource for maintaining eye health in schoolchildren.