Rationale and feasibility of a combined rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and hearing loss protocol

Tess Bright, Ian McCormick, Mwanaisha Phiri, Wakisa Mulwafu, Matthew Burton, Sarah Polack, Islay Mactaggart, Jennifer L Y Yip, Swanepoel De Wet and Hannah Kuper

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Purpose: This study has two main objectives: 1) to assess the value of combining the rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) and the recently developed rapid assessment of hearing loss (RAHL) based on existing population-based data from Cameroon andIndia; 2) to test the feasibility of a combined RAAB-RAHL protocol. Methods: A secondary data analysis of population-based disability surveys in India and Cameroon (in 2013–2014) was conducted, focussing on people aged 50+. Hearing impairment (HI) was defined as pure tone average of ≥41dB (better ear).Visual impairment (VI) was defined as presenting visual acuity of

Date: 2020
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