The prevalence of uncorrected refractive error in urban, suburban, exurban and rural primary school children in Indonesian population

• 作者: Indra Tri Mahayana Sagung Gede lndrawati Suhardjo Pawiroranu
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志：英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: 折射错误 学校孩子 近视 弱视 视觉缺陷
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（11）
• 页码范围: 1771-1776
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R77

摘要

Uncorrected refractive error(URE) is a major health problem among school children. This study was aimed to determine the frequency and patterns of URE across 4 gradients of residential densities(urban, exurban, suburban and rural). This was a cross-sectional study of school children from 3 districts in Yogyakarta and 1 district near Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The information regarding age, sex, school and school grader were recorded. The Snellen's chart was used to measure the visual acuity and to perform the subjective refraction. The district was then divided into urban, suburban, exurban and rural area based on their location and population. In total, 410 school children were included in the analyses(urban=79, exurban=73, suburban=160 and rural=98 school children). Urban school children revealed the worst visual acuity(P<0.001) and it was significant when compared with exurban and rural. The proportion of URE among urban, suburban, exurban and rural area were 10.1%, 12.3%, 3.8%, and 1%, respectively, and it was significant when compared to the proportion of ametropia and corrected refractive error across residential densities(P=0.003). The risk of URE development in urban, suburban, exurban, and rural were 2.218(95%CI: 0.914-5.385), 3.019(95%CI: 1.266-7.197), 0.502(95%CI: 0.195-1.293), and 0.130(95%CI:0.017-0.972), respectively. Urban school children showed the worst visual acuity. The school children in urban and suburban residential area had 2 and 3 times higher risk of developing the URE.