Mokdad, Ali H, Safi, Sare, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Katibeh, Marzieh, Yaseri, Mehdi, Ramezani, Alireza, Shahraz, Saeid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Khalil, Ibrahim, El Bcheraoui, Charbel et al (show 101 more authors)
(2018)
Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 63 (Suppl ).
pp. 199-210.
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Abstract
<h4>Objectives</h4>To report the estimated trend in prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) due to vision loss (VL) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) from 1990 to 2015.<h4>Methods</h4>The estimated trends in age-standardized prevalence and the YLDs rate due to VL in 22 EMR countries were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study. The association of Socio-demographic Index (SDI) with changes in prevalence and YLDs of VL was evaluated using a multilevel mixed model.<h4>Results</h4>The age-standardized prevalence of VL in the EMR was 18.2% in 1990 and 15.5% in 2015. The total age-standardized YLDs rate attributed to all-cause VL in EMR was 536.9 per 100,000 population in 1990 and 482.3 per 100,000 population in 2015. For each 0.1 unit increase in SDI, the age-standardized prevalence and YLDs rate of VL showed a reduction of 1.5% (p < 0.001) and 23.9 per 100,000 population (p < 0.001), respectively.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The burden of VL is high in the EMR; however, it shows a descending trend over the past 25 years. EMR countries need to establish comprehensive eye care programs in their health care systems.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Eastern Mediterranean region, Global burden of disease, Vision impairment, Vision disorder |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 13 May 2019 10:04 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 00:46 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-017-1000-7 |
Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1000-7 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3041023 |