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Table 4 Prevalence of ocular trauma in population-based studies around the world

From: Prevalence of ocular trauma in 6–12-year-old children living in Shahroud, Iran

Author

Year

Study/Place

Age (Year)

Sample size

Prevalence, % (95% CI)

Common type

Keel et al. [15]

2017

Non-Indigenous Australians

50–98

3098

2.0 (1.6 – 2.6)

NR

Indigenous Australians

40–92

1738

4.0 (3.2 – 5.1)

NR

Dandona et al. [13]

2000

Indian Urban Population

More than 15

2522

3.97 (2.52 – 5.42)

NR

Krishnaiah et al. [27]

2005

Indian Rural Population

More than 15

7771

7.5 (7.0 – 8.1)

NR

Hashemi et al. [23]

2011

Iranian Urban Population

1–96

4565

13.3 (12.0 – 14.5)

blunt

McCarty et al. [16]

1999

Australians Urban Population

More than 40

3260

19.4 (18.1 – 21.0)

Sharp

Sharp

Australians Rural Population

More than 40

1456

25.1 (22.2 – 27.9)

Loon et al. [20]

2009

Singapore; Malay Eye Study

40–80

3264

5.1 (4.1 – 6.0)

Sharp

Jun et al. [28]

2015

Handan Eye Study/China

More than 30

5837

2.1 (1.8 – 2.5)

Sharp

Nirmalan et al. [17]

2004

Aravind Comprehensive Eye Survey/ India

More than 40

5150

4.45 (3.90 – 5.05)

Blunt

Wong et al. [29]

2000

Beaver Dam Eye Study

43–86

4909

19.80 (18.70 – 20.95)

Sharp

Vats et al. [30]

2008

Urban Population/ India

More than 16

6704

2.4 (2.0 – 2.7)

Blunt

Current study

2015

Shahroud / Iran

6 – 12

5267

5.2 (4.6 – 5.9)

Blunt

  1. CI Confidence Intervals, NR Not reported