Dataset for "Refractive error and eye care needs and attitude towards spectacle wearing among older Zanzibari craftswomen and implications to developing women-targeted services: A cross-sectional study"

Dataset for "Refractive error and eye care needs and attitude towards spectacle wearing among older Zanzibari craftswomen and implications to developing women-targeted services: A cross-sectional study."

This was the baseline data from a longitudinal study conducted in April 2022. Presenting distance and near vision of craftswomen 35 years and older were assessed at the women’s cooperatives to determine the causes of vision impairment. The prevalence of distance vision impairment, presbyopia, and effective distance and near spectacle coverage was then calculated. A questionnaire was used to determine their attitude towards spectacle wear.