Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys

Abstract Background The sense of sight is one of the important human sensory abilities that is required for independent functioning and survival. The highest burden of sight-related problems is recorded in low-and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the burden, nationa...

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Autores principales:	Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Pascal Agbadi, Precious Adade Duodu, Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey, Henry Ofori Duah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
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Materias:	Vision difficulty Prevalence Sociodemographic factors Ghana Gambia Togo Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9597f20f06b54cab8523b0ad683b88e62021-11-28T12:12:23ZPrevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys10.1186/s12889-021-12193-71471-2458https://doaj.org/article/9597f20f06b54cab8523b0ad683b88e62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12193-7https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background The sense of sight is one of the important human sensory abilities that is required for independent functioning and survival. The highest burden of sight-related problems is recorded in low-and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the burden, nationally representative analyses to understand the prevalence and determinants of vision difficulties are hard to find. Therefore, this study addressed this knowledge gap by estimating the prevalence of vision difficulties and its correlates in gender-stratified models in three West African countries: Ghana, Gambia, and Togo. Methods The study used the most recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys of Ghana (2017–2018), Gambia (2018), and Togo (2017). Summary statistics were used to describe the participants and logistic regression was used to perform the bivariate and multivariate analyses. The analyses were performed using Stata version 14 and the complex survey design of the datasets was accounted for using the ‘svyset’ command. Results Gendered differences were observed for vision difficulties. More women than men reported vision difficulties in Ghana (men: 14.67% vs women: 23.45%) and Togo (men: 14.86% vs women: 23.61%), but more men than women reported vision difficulties in Gambia (men: 11.64% vs women: 9.76%). We also observed gender differences in how age, education, marital status, and region of residence were significantly associated with reported vision difficulties. The direction and magnitude of these relationships were different among men and women across the survey data in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo. Conclusion The findings imply the need to tackle the existing gender inequities that are associated with vision difficulties to promote the quality of life of individuals, especially among older adults.Abdul-Aziz SeiduPascal AgbadiPrecious Adade DuoduNutifafa Eugene Yaw DeyHenry Ofori DuahBright Opoku AhinkorahBMCarticleVision difficultyPrevalenceSociodemographic factorsGhanaGambiaTogoPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
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topic	Vision difficulty Prevalence Sociodemographic factors Ghana Gambia Togo Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Vision difficulty Prevalence Sociodemographic factors Ghana Gambia Togo Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Abdul-Aziz Seidu Pascal Agbadi Precious Adade Duodu Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey Henry Ofori Duah Bright Opoku Ahinkorah Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
description	Abstract Background The sense of sight is one of the important human sensory abilities that is required for independent functioning and survival. The highest burden of sight-related problems is recorded in low-and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the burden, nationally representative analyses to understand the prevalence and determinants of vision difficulties are hard to find. Therefore, this study addressed this knowledge gap by estimating the prevalence of vision difficulties and its correlates in gender-stratified models in three West African countries: Ghana, Gambia, and Togo. Methods The study used the most recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys of Ghana (2017–2018), Gambia (2018), and Togo (2017). Summary statistics were used to describe the participants and logistic regression was used to perform the bivariate and multivariate analyses. The analyses were performed using Stata version 14 and the complex survey design of the datasets was accounted for using the ‘svyset’ command. Results Gendered differences were observed for vision difficulties. More women than men reported vision difficulties in Ghana (men: 14.67% vs women: 23.45%) and Togo (men: 14.86% vs women: 23.61%), but more men than women reported vision difficulties in Gambia (men: 11.64% vs women: 9.76%). We also observed gender differences in how age, education, marital status, and region of residence were significantly associated with reported vision difficulties. The direction and magnitude of these relationships were different among men and women across the survey data in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo. Conclusion The findings imply the need to tackle the existing gender inequities that are associated with vision difficulties to promote the quality of life of individuals, especially among older adults.
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author	Abdul-Aziz Seidu Pascal Agbadi Precious Adade Duodu Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey Henry Ofori Duah Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
author_facet	Abdul-Aziz Seidu Pascal Agbadi Precious Adade Duodu Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey Henry Ofori Duah Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
author_sort	Abdul-Aziz Seidu
title	Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
title_short	Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
title_full	Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
title_fullStr	Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys
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publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9597f20f06b54cab8523b0ad683b88e6
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Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with vision difficulties in Ghana, Gambia, and Togo: a multi-country analysis of recent multiple Indicator cluster surveys

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