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Yemen - Amran Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009

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General Info
Provider 
RAAB Repository
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Geography 
Yemen (YEM)
‘Amrān
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
04/2009 - 04/2009
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Feb 26, 2025