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Gambia Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2007

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General Info
Provider 
International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)
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Geography 
Gambia (GMB)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2007 - 11/2007
Series or system 
Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is a rapid survey methodology developed at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). It is a population based survey of visual impairment and eye care services among people aged 50 years and over.

The Gambia Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2007 covered the entirety of The Gambia. Data were collected through household interviews and visual examinations. Subjects with vision-impairing cataract were questioned on barriers keeping them from pursuing cataract surgery, and subjects that had undergone cataract surgery were asked about their operations. An additional module collected information on willingness to pay for cataract surgery. The sample size included 3,000 subjects.

Keywords 
Cataracts, Corrective lenses, Eye examinations, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 18, 2023