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SynthesisBulletin of the World Health Organization2018

Interventions to improve school-based eye-care services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Anthea M Burnett, Aryati Yashadhana, Ling Lee, Nina Serova, Daveena Brain, Kovin Naidoo

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Synthesis in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anthea M BurnettBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Aryati YashadhanaBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Ling LeeBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Nina SerovaBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Daveena BrainBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Kovin NaidooBrien Holden Vision Institute, Level 4, North Wing, RMB, Gate 14, Barker St, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo review interventions improving eye-care services for schoolchildren in low- and middle-income countries.

methodsWe searched online databases (CINAHL, Embase®, ERIC, MEDLINE®, ProQuest, PubMed® and Web of Science

findingsOf 24 559 publications screened, 48 articles from 13 countries met the inclusion criteria. Factors involved in the successful provision of school-based eye-care interventions included communication between health services and schools, the willingness of schools to schedule sufficient time, and the support of principals, staff and parents. Several studies found that where the numbers of eye-care specialists are insufficient, training teachers in vision screening enables the provision of a good-quality and cost-effective service. As well as the cost of spectacles, barriers to seeking eye-care included poor literacy, misconceptions and lack of eye health knowledge among parents.

conclusionThe provision of school-based eye-care programmes has great potential to reduce ocular morbidity and developmental delays caused by childhood vision impairment and blindness. Policy-based support, while also attempting to reduce misconceptions and stigma among children and their parents, is crucial for continued access.

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Developing CountriesBlindnessChildCommunity ParticipationHealth EducationHumansInservice TrainingNational Health ProgramsPatient Acceptance of Health CareSchool Health ServicesSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsVision Screening

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PMID30455516
PMCPMC6238998
OpenAlexW2892906463

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