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Table 6 The incidence of ROP in nearby parts of the world

From: Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in three neonatal intensive care units in Palestine

Site of study

Year of publication

Incidence

Level of Human development

Palestine (this study)

2019

23.5%

Medium

Oman [17]

2016

46.4%

Very high

Kuwait [18]

2010

38.9%

Very high

Saudi Arabia [19]

2016

33.7%

Very high

Bahrain [7]

2015

20.4%

Very high

Jordan [20]

2011

28.6%

High

Egypt [21]

2015

36.5%

Medium

Sudan [22]

2014

37%

Low

  1. ROP retinopathy of prematurity