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Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq

Laith Essa Hassan, Humam Ghanim Ibrahim.


Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors among Mosul City's elementary school students.
Material: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 661 students from Al-Farahidi Primary School for Boys and Al-Azd Primary School for Girls, Ibn Khaldun School for Boys and Al-Wala'a Primary School for Girls all in Mosul city. The study was carried out from December 2022 February 2023. The Snellen chart and the autorefractometer device were used to examine the visual acuity.
Results: Mean age of pupils was 9.2±1.70 years (median 9 and range 6-14).
Conclusions: The refractive errors among students were few and proportion of vision among students was high. School-age students were practicing electronic activities and games more than physical or motor activity.

Key words: Prevalence, refractive errors, school pupils.


 
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Hassan LE, Ibrahim HG. Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(2): 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651


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Hassan LE, Ibrahim HG. Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=145497 [Access: November 17, 2024]. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651


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Hassan LE, Ibrahim HG. Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(2): 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



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Hassan LE, Ibrahim HG. Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ. (2023), [cited November 17, 2024]; 48(2): 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



Harvard Style

Hassan, L. E. & Ibrahim, . H. G. (2023) Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. RMJ, 48 (2), 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



Turabian Style

Hassan, Laith Essa, and Humam Ghanim Ibrahim. 2023. Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (2), 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



Chicago Style

Hassan, Laith Essa, and Humam Ghanim Ibrahim. "Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Hassan, Laith Essa, and Humam Ghanim Ibrahim. "Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48.2 (2023), 444-447. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Hassan, L. E. & Ibrahim, . H. G. (2023) Prevalence of refractive errors among primary school students in Mosul City, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (2), 444-447. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230305073651