The Gambia National Eye Health Survey 2019: survey protocol.

Autor:	Hydara A; Sheikh Zayed Regional Eye Care Centre, Kanifing, The Gambia., Bastawrous A; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Bell S; Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Boggs D; International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Bright T; International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Bobat H; St Mary's Hospital, Newport, UK., Eaton J; Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; CBM Global, Cambridge, UK., Faal H; University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria., Jobe M; Medical Research Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Kanifing, The Gambia., Kim MJ; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Kirkpatrick B; Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., McCormick I; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Okoh JA; Sheikh Zayed Regional Eye Care Centre, Kanifing, The Gambia., Olaniyan SI; Sheikh Zayed Regional Eye Care Centre, Kanifing, The Gambia., Prentice AM; Medical Research Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Kanifing, The Gambia., Ramke J; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Taylor R; East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Burton M; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Mactaggart I; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Wellcome open research [Wellcome Open Res] 2021 Oct 14; Vol. 6, pp. 10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 14 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16531.2
Abstrakt:	Two national surveys of vision impairment and blindness were undertaken in The Gambia in 1986 and 1996. These provided data for the inception of The Gambia's National Eye Health Programme (NEHP) within the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. There have been important developments in the eye health services provided by the NEHP in the last 20 years. At the same time, the population has also undergone major demographic changes that may have led to substantial changes in the burden of eye disease. We conducted a National Eye Health Survey of vision impairment, blindness and its comorbidities in adults in The Gambia in 2019. We examined a nationally representative population-based sample of adults 35 years and above to permit direct comparison with the data available from the previous surveys. Alongside a comprehensive vision and eye examination, the survey provides nationally representative data on important comorbidities in this population: diabetes, hypertension, obesity, hearing impairment, disability and mental health. Secondly, it estimates access to assistive technologies and eye health services. Thirdly, it is powered to allow a five-year follow up cohort study to measure the incidence and progression of eye disease. Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed. (Copyright: © 2021 Hydara A et al.)
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