Yemen - Amran Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009

General Info

Provider

RAAB Repository

Microdata access: Register

Geography

Yemen (YEM)

‘Amrān

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

April, 2009 - April, 2009

Series or system

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Exam - Individual

Summary

RAAB is a population-based eye health survey. It assesses the prevalence and causes of vision impairment and blindness among people aged 50 years and older, as well as reporting priority eye care service indicators. The sample size of the Yemen - Amran 2009 survey is 1,948 with a response rate of 91.8%.

Keywords

Cataracts, General surgery, Glaucoma, Health care access, Macular degeneration, Prevalence, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Tuberculosis, Vision loss, Visual acuity

Citation

Contributors

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)

Publisher

RAAB Repository

Publication year

2024

Suggested citation

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). Yemen - Amran Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009. Grootebroek, Netherlands: RAAB Repository, 2024.