If blindness is surveyed using schools as compared to population surveys, then estimation of prevalence of blindness will have ?
Correct Answer: Underestimation
Description: Blindness situation in India
Estimated prevalence of blindness in India (total) : 11.2 per 1000 population.
Estimated prevalence of blindness in India (0-14 years) : 0.1 per 1000 population.
Estimated prevalence of blindness in India (15-49 years) : 0.6 per 1000 population.
Estimated prevalence of blindness in India (50+ years) : 77.3 per 1000 population.
So if schools are used where only refractive errors generally constitute blindness (that too very few are actually blind i.e. <6 / 60) As compared to population (where age-related cataract constitute as major cause of blindness), it would lead to underestimation of prevalence of blindness in the country.
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