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Epidemiology and trends in the uptake of refractive error services in Harare, Zimbabwe: a hospital-based retrospective study
Kahoto, Vimbainashe Evidence; Kwarteng, Michael Agyemang; Owusu-Afriyie, Bismark; Zaabaar, Ebenezer; Kyei, Samuel.
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  • Kahoto, Vimbainashe Evidence; Department of Optometry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe. Bindura. ZW
  • Kwarteng, Michael Agyemang; . Department of Optometry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe. Discipline of Optometry, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Optmentry Unit, Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Bindura. ZW
  • Owusu-Afriyie, Bismark; Department of Optometry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe. Bindura. ZW
  • Zaabaar, Ebenezer; . Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Cape Coast. GH
  • Kyei, Samuel; Department of Optometry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, Zimbabwe. Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Biomedical and Clinical Research Center, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Bindura. ZW
Malawi med. j. (Online) ; 35(4): 214-219, 2023. figures, tables
Article em En | AIM | ID: biblio-1532158
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ABSTRACT
Aim The study aimed to determine the epidemiology and evaluate the trends in the uptake of refractive error services in Harare. Methods A clinic-based retrospective study at the Greenwood Park Eye Centre and its three subsidiaries was conducted from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020. Results 12,216 patients' records were retrieved, out of which 1074 (8.79%) had refractive error cases. The prevalence of visual impairment at presentation was 5.80% [95% CI 5.39 ­ 6.23]. Among those with refractive error, the sample prevalence of visual impairment before correction was 41.30% [CI 38.3 ­ 44.3, 95%], and 2.20% [95% CI 1.4 ­ 3.3] after correction. There was inconsistency in the percentage utilization of refractive error services, with the highest being 42.60% in 2015. Refractive error types were related to age, employment position, and type of visual impairment prior to refractive error treatment. Conclusion There was a low percentage of refractive error services uptake in urban Zimbabwe.
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