Socio-economic status, visual impairment and the mediating role of lifestyles in developed rural areas of China

Xiaochang Yan, Lu Chen and Hua Yan

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: Purpose: To examine the impacts of socio-economic status (SES) on visual impairment (VI), and the mediating role of lifestyles in developed rural areas of China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among people living in rural districts of Tianjin, a developed municipality in China. An interviewer-administered survey along with free eye screenings was conducted with participants. The questionnaire included questions about demographic characteristics, SES, medical histories and lifestyles. Presenting visual acuity (PVA) and main causes of VI were identified by ophthalmologists. χ2 test was undertaken to determine whether significant differences (p

Date: 2019
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