The Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors among a Youth Population in Mozambique: Evidence of the Need for Intervention
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Título: | The Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors among a Youth Population in Mozambique: Evidence of the Need for Intervention |
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Autor/es: | Sengo, Dulnério B. | Dos Santos, Isaura I.D.B. | Faquihe, Momade F. | Tomo, Hermenegildo B.J.F. | Muaprato, Alcino M. | Puchar, Sualé | Lôbo, Guida M.R.J. | López-Izquierdo, Inmaculada | Caballero, Pablo |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Salud Comunitaria (SALUD) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
Palabras clave: | Visual impairment | Refractive error | Schoolchildren | Mozambique |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Enfermería |
Fecha de publicación: | 6-oct-2021 |
Editor: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | Sengo DB, Dos Santos IIDB, Faquihe MF, Tomo HBJF, Muaprato AM, Puchar S, Lôbo GMRJ, López-Izquierdo I, Caballero P. The Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Errors among a Youth Population in Mozambique: Evidence of the Need for Intervention. Children. 2021; 8(10):892. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100892 |
Resumen: | Visual impairment (VI) can significantly interfere in the child’s daily activities and quality of life, having a negative effect on their development and learning. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of VI and associated demographic factors in students examined during the program “Moçambique te vejo melhor”. This study was cross-sectional and retrospective, based on the 2018/19 edition of the program. Eye examinations were performed in secondary school students, aged between 12 and 20 years, of five districts in Nampula province. The examination included visual acuity, non-cycloplegic refraction and assessment of the anterior and posterior segment and ocular adnexa. The prevalence of uncorrected, presenting and best-corrected VI found was 18.3%, 10.8%, and 5.0%, respectively. Refractive error (RE) had a prevalence of 24.7%, and the age groups between 15–17 years and 18–20 years were significantly associated with myopia (with OR: 4.9 and OR: 8.8, respectively), as well as the 11th and 12th grade (OR: 8.1 and OR: 10.7, respectively), and Malema district had association with myopia (ORa: 0.4) and hyperopia (ORa: 0.4 and OR: 0.3) as a protective factor. The prevalence of RE and VI was relatively high, showing the need for greater intervention at the school level. |
Patrocinador/es: | The “Moçambique te vejo melhor” program is fully funded by Lurio University. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/118688 |
ISSN: | 2227-9067 |
DOI: | 10.3390/children8100892 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100892 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - SALUD - Artículos de Revistas |
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