Estimation of the lost productivity to the GDP and the national cost of correcting visual impairment from refractive error in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In developing countries such as Kenya, minimal attention has been directed towards population based studies on uncorrected refractive error (URE). However, the absence of population based studies, warrants utilization of other avenues to showcase to the stakeholders in eye health the worth of addressing URE. Hence this study estimated the lost productivity to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a result of URE and the national cost required to address visual impairment from URE in Kenya.

Methods

The lost productivity to the GDP for the population aged 16-60 years was calculated. Thereafter the productivity loss of the caregivers of severe visual impaired individuals was computed as a product of the average annual productivity for each caregiver and a 5% productivi

SUBMITTER: Muma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10962815 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature