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

Tess BrightIan McCormickMwanaisha PhiriWakisa MulwafuMatthew J BurtonSarah PolackIslay MactaggartJennifer L Y YipDe Wet SwanepoelHannah Kuper

Published in: PloS one (2020)

The substantial overlap between VI and HI supports a combined rapid survey of the two impairments. The pilot study of a combined RAAB-RAHL survey demonstrates feasibility and lower cost compared to conducting two standalone impairment surveys. A combined RAAB-RAHL approach could maximize limited resources to increase prevalence data for both vision and hearing impairment.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
risk factors
big data
loop mediated isothermal amplification