Prvalence and Associated Factors of Visual Impairment among Preschool Children in Selected Kindergarten Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gebre,Hanna(Ass. Prof.) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | W.Gebreal,Girum(Ass. Prof.) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Asmelash,Kirubel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-12T15:29:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-12T15:29:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: A child's vision provides valuable information about the surrounding world. The eye problem in Ethiopia is among the major public health challenges. The prevalence of low vision and blindness in Ethiopia is 3.7% and 1.6% respectively. The America Academy of Pediatrics in its Recommendations for Preventive Pediatrics Health Care recommends for Ophthalmological evaluation to be started from the age of 3 years up to 6 years. With much visual impairment being due to either preventable or treatable causes, early detection or correction of visual problems at an early age is important. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and the associated factors of visual impairment among preschool-age children in selected Kindergarten schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from September 29, 2023- October 29, 2023. Methods: Cross-Sectional Study was conducted at selected preschools located in Addis Ababa. The total sample size was estimated to be 238. A multistage sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data was collected by trained data collectors using a structured questionnaire and physical examination. Data collected was checked for completeness, cleaned and entered into SPSS version 25 for analysis. Descriptive Statistics was computed in frequency tables. Correlation analysis and Binary Logistic regression was done to assess factors affecting visual impairment. P value < 0.05 is taken as statistically significant. Result: Among the 229 pre-school children who participated in this study 12 of them had visual impairment making the prevalence of visual impairment in the selected kindergartens to be 5.28%. Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy (AOR=8.529, 95% CI (1.51-48.02)) and abnormal pen light evaluation (AOR=18.932, 95% CI (3.85-92.89)) were found to be significantly associated with visual impairment. Conclusion: This study has shown that visual impairment is prevalent in pre-school children. It has shown that screening at this age as per the recommendations of the AAP can be beneficial with many of the visual impairments being due to either preventable or treatable causes, | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6349 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Visual impairment | |
| dc.subject | Preschool children | |
| dc.subject | childhood blindness | |
| dc.title | Prvalence and Associated Factors of Visual Impairment among Preschool Children in Selected Kindergarten Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |