2022
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2095664/v1
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Visual Impairment and Associated Factors among randomly selected Secondary School Students of Assosa Zone, North West Ethiopia

Abstract: Background:Visual impairment is a major health issue that imposes a great burden to all nations globally. Ethiopia is one of the developing countries in Africa, with poor health service coverage especially eye health care and is believed to have one of the world’s highest rates of blindness. Objective of the study: to assess prevalence of visual impairment and associated factors among high school students of Assosa zone, South West Ethiopia Materials and methods: Institutional based cross sectional study desig… Show more

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“…Eight studies were conducted in Amhara Region, 24 , 26 – 31 one study was conducted in Tigray Region, 32 seven studies were conducted in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region, 11 , 25 , 33 37 four studies were conducted in Addis Ababa City administration, 10 , 38 40 and a single study was conducted in Benishangul Gumuz Region. 41 A single article was a preprint, 41 whereas all the remaining articles were published. Independent evaluators (MML, FK, and AY) reassessed the quality of the papers before formal analysis.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eight studies were conducted in Amhara Region, 24 , 26 – 31 one study was conducted in Tigray Region, 32 seven studies were conducted in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region, 11 , 25 , 33 37 four studies were conducted in Addis Ababa City administration, 10 , 38 40 and a single study was conducted in Benishangul Gumuz Region. 41 A single article was a preprint, 41 whereas all the remaining articles were published. Independent evaluators (MML, FK, and AY) reassessed the quality of the papers before formal analysis.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%