Prevalence of presbyopia among social safety net beneficiaries with the cognitive, numeracy and dexterity skills required for smartphone use: a cross-sectional analysis of THRIFT RCT screening data from Kurigram, Bangladesh

Ishrat Binte Aftab, Tisha Chakma, Sonia Pant, Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi, Sharmin Akter Shitol, H M Masudur Rahman, Jahangir Alam, Enam Haque, Harithaa P Chadalavada, Fahmeeda Murtaza, Ving Fai Chan, Julie-Anne Little, Rohit C Khanna, Graeme MacKenzie, Ella Gudwin, Lynne Lohfeld, Mike Clarke, Abu Shonchoy, Nathan Congdon, Atonu Rabbani

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327,
  title = {Prevalence of presbyopia among social safety net beneficiaries with the cognitive, numeracy and dexterity skills required for smartphone use: a cross-sectional analysis of THRIFT RCT screening data from Kurigram, Bangladesh},
  author = {Ishrat Binte Aftab and Tisha Chakma and Sonia Pant and Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi and Sharmin Akter Shitol and H M Masudur Rahman and Jahangir Alam and Enam Haque and Harithaa P Chadalavada and Fahmeeda Murtaza and Ving Fai Chan and Julie-Anne Little and Rohit C Khanna and Graeme MacKenzie and Ella Gudwin and Lynne Lohfeld and Mike Clarke and Abu Shonchoy and Nathan Congdon and Atonu Rabbani},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prevalence of presbyopia among social safety net beneficiaries with the cognitive, numeracy and dexterity skills required for smartphone use: a cross-sectional analysis of THRIFT RCT screening data from Kurigram, Bangladesh
AU  - Ishrat Binte Aftab
AU  - Tisha Chakma
AU  - Sonia Pant
AU  - Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi
AU  - Sharmin Akter Shitol
AU  - H M Masudur Rahman
AU  - Jahangir Alam
AU  - Enam Haque
AU  - Harithaa P Chadalavada
AU  - Fahmeeda Murtaza
AU  - Ving Fai Chan
AU  - Julie-Anne Little
AU  - Rohit C Khanna
AU  - Graeme MacKenzie
AU  - Ella Gudwin
AU  - Lynne Lohfeld
AU  - Mike Clarke
AU  - Abu Shonchoy
AU  - Nathan Congdon
AU  - Atonu Rabbani
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327
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Aftab, I. B., Chakma, T., Pant, S., Sigwadhi, L. N., Shitol, S. A., Rahman, H. M. M., Alam, J., Haque, E., Chadalavada, H. P., Murtaza, F., Chan, V. F., Little, J., Khanna, R. C., MacKenzie, G., Gudwin, E., Lohfeld, L., Clarke, M., Shonchoy, A., Congdon, N., & Rabbani, A. (2026). Prevalence of presbyopia among social safety net beneficiaries with the cognitive, numeracy and dexterity skills required for smartphone use: a cross-sectional analysis of THRIFT RCT screening data from Kurigram, Bangladesh. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108327

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