Couching in Nigeria: Prevalence, risk factors and visual acuity outcomes

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Gilbert, C E ^a   Murthy, G V S ^a   Sivasubramaniam, S ^a   Kyari, F ^b   Imam, A ^c   Rabiu, M M ^b   Abdull, M ^d   Tafida, A ^c  

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

^b National Eye Centre   (Nigeria)

^c Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d Bauchi State Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cataract; Couching; Nigeria; Survey; Traditional treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COUCHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SLIT LAMP; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VISUAL ACUITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77957292419     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2010.508349     Document Type: Article

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