Blind sports' blind spot: The global epidemiology of visual impairment against participation trends in elite blind para sport.

ABSTRACT: Background: It remains unknown whether access to elite blind sports opportunities is globally balanced or matches the prevalence of blindness/visual impairment (VI). The primary objective of this study was to determine the rate of elite blind sports participation in each world region registered in the International Blind Sports Federation's (IBSA) and to assess its association with the global and regional prevalence of blindness/VI. The secondary objective was to determine the association between other covariates, such as age, vision class, and sex, with the number of IBSA-registered athletes from each region. Methods: A baseline estimate of blindness/VI data was established and used when comparing participation rates to blindness/VI rates. Descriptive statistics were used to

SUBMITTER: Stratton CSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature