ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018
Retinopathy of prematurity in Kenya: prevalence and risk factors in a hospital with advanced neonatal care.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of retinopathy of prematurity in sub‑Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Retinopathy of prematurity in Africa: a systematic review.Ophthalmic epidemiology · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in African preterm infants and evaluation of the accuracy of the WINROP predictive algorithm: an observational clinical study.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and associated factors for retinopathy of prematurity at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health Workers and Caregivers Towards Retinopathy of Prematurity in Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Study.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Prevalence and pattern of retinopathy of prematurity at two national referral hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Association between severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and poor motor neurodevelopmental outcome.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Review
- A Review on the Incidence and Related Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity Across Various Countries.Cureus · 2022Review
- Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital: a baseline prospective study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Profile, Visual Presentation and Burden of Retinal Diseases Seen in Ophthalmic Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- The treatment and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care units.BMC ophthalmology · 2018Article
- Retinopathy of Prematurity in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria: An Early Report of a Screening Service.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Tabuk City, KSA.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionIncreased survival of preterm babies in sub-saharan Africa has held to an increasing prevalence of Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This study was done to determine the ROP prevalence in a hospital with advanced neonatal care in urban Kenya.
methodsA hospital-based retrospective review of the records of premature infants screened for ROP between January 2010 and December 2015. Records of all premature infants screened for ROP in the neonatal unit and outpatient eye clinic were extracted. Information on Birth weights, Gestational age, Maternal risk factors (mode of delivery, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia) and Neonatal risk factors (neonatal sepsis, days on oxygen, blood transfusion) was recorded in a questionnaire then analysed.
results103 infants were included in the study. Mean gestational age was 29.9 ± 2.2 weeks and the mean birth weight was 1280.1 ± 333.0 grams. Forty-three infants were diagnosed with ROP, a prevalence of 41.7%. Majority of these had Stage 1 or 2 ROP in Zone II, which spontaneously regressed with follow up. Nine infants were diagnosed with vision-threatening ROP (any Zone I disease or Stage 2/3 disease in Zone II with plus disease), a prevalence of 20.9%. All of these underwent laser treatment in the neonatal unit. The most significant risk factor was low gestational age. Other risk factors identified were: low birth weight and blood transfusions.
conclusionROP prevalence in sub-saharan Africa will match those in middle-income and high income countries in neonatal units with advanced care and low mortality.
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