Ocular injuries in Malawi.

Ilsar, Michael; Chirambo, Moses; Belkin, Michael

doi:10.1136/bjo.66.2.145

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“…And 55.5% of ocular injuries were avoidable. Ocular injuries during outdoor activity like sports accounts for 60.3%, where as domestic activity accounts only 39.7% which was consistent with the study by Narang S et al [21] but different from other studies [2][12] [16,17] [22,23] .…”

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Childhood Ocular Trauma –Epidemiology and the Visual Outcome in A Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India

Minj¹

2017

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Childhood Ocular Trauma –Epidemiology and the Visual Outcome in A Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India

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2017

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“…, Tanzania 12 and Malawi 13 . In some instances, these reports lack a clear definition of what constitutes ocular injury.…”

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Ocular injuries and eye care seeking patterns following injuries among cocoa farmers in Ghana

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Hansraj²,

Percy³

2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: The work environment of cocoa farmers exposes them to several ocular hazards that predispose them to eye diseases and injuries. However, the extent of ocular injuries and health seeking patterns following these injuries are unknown among cocoa farmers in Ghana. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of ocular injuries and health seeking behaviour following injury among cocoa farmers in Ghana. Methods: Five hundred and fifty six participants were recruited through simple random sampling using a multistage approach from four cocoa growing districts in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant information such as demography, ocular hazards and injuries experienced. An ocular examination was also conducted to assess the eye health of the participants. Descriptive and regression statistics were used to analyze the data. The rate of ocular injuries was calculated by using the number of injuries reported that resulted in lost work time/days divided by the number of worker years at risk of injury (sum of years worked in cocoa farms for all the participants). Results: The rate of ocular injuries was 11.3/1000 worker years (95% CI: 9.4 -31) which led to lost work time of 37.3/1000 worker years (95% CI: 34.1 -40.8). The major causes of ocular injury were plants/branches (n=73, 51.1%), chemicals (n=27, 18.9%), cocoa pod/husk (n=14, 9.8%) and occurred mostly during weeding, harvesting and chemical spraying. Few (n=34, 6.1%) participants reported the use of ocular protection. Fifty-five (38.5%) participants visited the local chemical shops, while 37 (25.9%) visited hospitals/clinics for ocular treatment of their injuries. Conclusion: There is a high rate of ocular injuries among cocoa farmers who make insufficient use of appropriate eye care services. There is the need for eye health education among cocoa farmers in Ghana.

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“…These injuries con stitute between 9% and 48% of all ocular trauma to chil dren,I-7 while childhood ocular trauma in tum accounts for between 27% and 52% of all ocular trauma. 4,[8][9][10][11][12][13] This study looks at 118 children with perforating injuries from the West Bank and Gaza strip.…”

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Penetrating eye injuries in children of the West Bank and Gaza strip

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Ocular injuries in Malawi.

Cited by 44 publications

References 8 publications

Childhood Ocular Trauma –Epidemiology and the Visual Outcome in A Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India

Childhood Ocular Trauma –Epidemiology and the Visual Outcome in A Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India

Ocular injuries and eye care seeking patterns following injuries among cocoa farmers in Ghana

Penetrating eye injuries in children of the West Bank and Gaza strip

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