Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness among Children in Mbarali district, Southern Tanzania: Prevalence and types
作者： Candida Moshiro , Milka M Mafwiri , Barnabas Mshangila , Ntsilane S Mosenene
关键词: Referral 、 Environmental health 、 Tanzania 、 Severe visual impairment 、 Medicine 、 Population based 、 Child survival 、 Blindness 、 Poor vision 、 Mortality rate
摘要: BackgroundThe prevalence of severe visual-impairment (SVI) and blindness (BL) in children is related to under-five mortality rates which have reduced Tanzania. The types SVI-and-BL Mbarali district not known. We aimed determine the among district, Mbeya, Tanzania.MethodsA population based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March 2016 April less than 16 years all villages district. A total 113 village health workers one each were trained identify with poor vision 5 years. It likely that preventable SVI been by successful child survival programs. In order eliminate avoidable SVI-and-BL, Tertiary eye-services for need be established at Mbeya Zonal Referral hospital combat treatable SVI-and-BL.
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