Tracing Children with Blindness and Visual Impairment Using the Key Informant Survey in a District of North-Western Nigeria < Literatur

Tracing Children with Blindness and Visual Impairment Using the Key Informant Survey in a District of North-Western Nigeria

Titel:	Tracing Children with Blindness and Visual Impairment Using the Key Informant Survey in a District of North-Western Nigeria
Form:	Aufsatz / Artikel
Autor(en):	Nasiru Muhammad,Nuhu M. Maishanu,Aliyu M. Jabo,Mansur M. Rabiu
Jahr:	2010
Anzahl Seiten:	5
Veröffentlicht in:	Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 17, No. 4
Seite (von-bis):	330-334
Auszug:	Purpose: To identify children with irreversible blindness in a district of northern Nigeria for enrolment into an inclusive education pilot project. Materials and Methods: Using key informants (KIs) working and residing within the communities, children with blindness and visual impairment in Gwadabawa local government area (LGA) were identified and then examined by a team of ophthalmologists/optometrists. Data analysis was performed manually using simple percentages and proportions. Results: Sixty children were reported with visual problems by parents/guardians of whom 58 (97%) were examined. Twenty children (35%) were blind, 17 (29%) were irreversibly blind, and 9 (16%) had low vision. (Source: Abstract)