Muhammad Zahid Latif1, Muhammad Athar Khan2, Saira Afzal3, Syed Amir Gillani4, Mohammad Akbar Chouhadry1. 1. Azra Naheed Medical College, The Superior University Lahore. 2. University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore. 3. Community Medicine Department, King Edward Medical University, Lahore. 4. Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude of refractive errors among high school children. METHODS: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted from April to August 2017 in four public-sector high schools in Lahore, Pakistan. Using multistage simple random sampling, all public sector high schools of the city were initially included. Screening of refractive errors was managed on the school premises. Data was collected on a pre-tested, structured questionnaire. SPSS 23 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: There were 1000 subjects with an overall mean age of 13.78±1.72 years (range: 10-18 years). Refractive errors were present in 244(24.4%) and myopia 127(52%) was the major type of refractive error followed by astigmatism 93(38.1%) and hypermetropia 24(9.8%). Differece in the prevalence of refractive errors in urban and rural settings was significant (p=0.00002). CONCLUSIONS: Uncorrected refractive errors were present in a considerable segment of public-sector high school students of Lahore.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude of refractive errors among high school children. METHODS: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted from April to August 2017 in four public-sector high schools in Lahore, Pakistan. Using multistage simple random sampling, all public sector high schools of the city were initially included. Screening of refractive errors was managed on the school premises. Data was collected on a pre-tested, structured questionnaire. SPSS 23 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: There were 1000 subjects with an overall mean age of 13.78±1.72 years (range: 10-18 years). Refractive errors were present in 244(24.4%) and myopia 127(52%) was the major type of refractive error followed by astigmatism 93(38.1%) and hypermetropia 24(9.8%). Differece in the prevalence of refractive errors in urban and rural settings was significant (p=0.00002). CONCLUSIONS: Uncorrected refractive errors were present in a considerable segment of public-sector high school students of Lahore.
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Keywords:
Refractive errors, Public high schools, School children, Visual impairment.
Authors: Muhammad Zahid Latif; Intzar Hussain; Saira Afzal; Muhammad Asif Naveed; Rahila Nizami; Muhammad Shakil; Abdul Majeed Akhtar; Shabbir Hussain; Syed Amir Gilani Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-05-06