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Ocular disorders among schoolchildren in Khartoum State, Sudan
dc.contributor.author | Rushood, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Azmat, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shariq, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Khamis, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lakho, K.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jadoon, M.Z. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sial, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rushood, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamil, E.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T10:03:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T10:03:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | EN |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | EN |
dc.identifier.other | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v19/03/EMHJ_2013_19_3_282_288.pdf | EN |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118414 | |
dc.description | 282 - 288 | EN |
dc.description.abstract | From December 2005 to June 2007, a total screening of all 1418 government primary schools in Khartoum State, Sudan, was performed to estimate ocular problems among children aged 6-15 years. We screened 671 119 children [56.7% males] for significant refractive error and other eye ailments. Ocular problems were found in 20 321 [3.03%] children. The 3 localities with highest ocular pathology were Karary [26.2%], Ummbada [21.0%] and Jabal Awlia [15.7%]. The overall prevalence of refractive error was 2.19%. Myopia was found in 10 064 [1.50%] children while 4661 [0.70%] were hyperopic. Other ocular problems included vernal keratoconjunctivitis, vitamin A deficiency, microbial conjunctivitis, strabismus and corneal opacity. Only 288 [0.04%] children were diagnosed with active trachoma: 86.5% of these were from Ummbada locality, on the periphery of the State, where transportation facilities are poor and poverty is widespread. Overall, 99% of the eye ailments identified are either treatable or preventable. To reduce these and to achieve the goals of Vision 2020, an effective and efficient school health programme is needed | EN |
dc.language.iso | fr | EN |
dc.subject | Child | EN |
dc.subject | Schools | EN |
dc.subject | Refractive Errors | EN |
dc.subject | Myopia | EN |
dc.subject | Hyperopia | EN |
dc.subject | Conjunctivitis, Allergic | EN |
dc.subject | Vitamin A Deficiency | EN |
dc.subject | Conjunctivitis, Bacterial | EN |
dc.subject | Strabismus | EN |
dc.subject | Corneal Opacity | EN |
dc.subject | Trachoma | EN |
dc.subject | Prevalence | EN |
dc.subject.mesh | Eye Diseases | EN |
dc.title | Ocular disorders among schoolchildren in Khartoum State, Sudan | EN |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 19 (3), 282 - 288, 2013 |