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Table 2 Age frequency distribution of children identified by HSAs and KIs

From: Using primary health care (PHC) workers and key informants for community based detection of blindness in children in Southern Malawi

 

Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs)

Key Informants(KIs)

Total

Examined

Confirmed blind

Examined

Confirmed blind

Examined

Confirmed blind

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

0-5 years

4

80

2

100

48

30%

7

35%

52

32%

9

41%

6-10 years

1

20

0

0

50

32%

9

45%

51

31%

9

41%

11-15 years

0

0

0

0

60

38%

4

20%

60

37%

4

18%

Total

5

100

2

100

158

100%

20

100%

163

100%

22

100%

  1. Cataract was the most common cause of blindness (50%), followed by corneal scarring (13.6%), cortical blindness (13.6%) and others (Table 3).