Barriers to spectacle use in Tanzanian secondary school students

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 410-417

  Odedra, Nita ^a   Wedner, Susanne H ^a   Shigongo, Zachayo S ^b   Nyalali, Kija ^c   Gilbert, Clare ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Social Work   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Barriers; Refractive error; School students; Spectacle use; Tanzania; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST; EYE REFRACTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRIEND; GENDER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TANZANIA; TEACHER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 57449092125     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802399094     Document Type: Article

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