Visual impairment among commercial intercity vehicle drivers in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Nafisat Tijjani Abdullahi, Taiwo Amole Gboluwaga, Auwal Umar Gajida, Abdullahi Idris, Usman Muhammad Ibrahim, Hadiza Musa Abdullahi, Usman Shehu Ibrahim, Rabiu Ibrahim Jalo, Fatimah I Tsiga-Ahmed, Aminatu Kwaku Ayaba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Refractive error
Distance visual acuity Visual acuity genetic structures business.industry Visual impairment General Engineering Systematic sampling Eye care medicine.disease eye diseases Impaired Vision 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Respondent 030221 ophthalmology & optometry General Earth and Planetary Sciences Optometry Medicine medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Annals of African Medical Research. 3 |
| ISSN: | 2611-6642 2612-5498 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/aamr.2020.113 |
| Popis: | Good vision is an essential component of safe driving and it is one of the most important requirements for commercial drivers. Little is known about the visual acuity of commercial drivers and the perceived effect on driving in our setting. The study assessed the prevalence and pattern of visual impairment among commercial intercity vehicle drivers in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. A systematic sampling technique was used to select 172 commercial intercity vehicle drivers in four major motor parks in Dutse. All respondent were tested for distance visual acuity using Snellen’s tumbling E chart and categorised as normal (VA≥6/12) or vision impaired (VA |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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