Sudan - Northern Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009-2010

General Info

Provider

RAAB Repository

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Geography

Sudan (SDN)

Northern

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

December, 2009 - January, 2010

Series or system

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview

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.

Keywords

Corrective lenses, Eye examinations, Glaucoma, Macular degeneration, Onchocerciasis, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Trachoma, Vision loss, Visual acuity

Citation

Primary investigator

Awad Hassan

Contributors

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)

Publisher

RAAB Repository

Suggested citation

International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH). Sudan - Northern Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2009-2010. Grootebroek, Netherlands: RAAB Repository.