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Enhanced patient counselling and SMS reminder messages to improve equitable access to community-based eye care services in Meru, Kenya: An embedded, pragmatic, individual-level, two arm, equity-focused, Bayesian RCT within an adaptive platform trial

Allen LN, Kim MJ, Gichangi M, Macleod D, Carpenter J, Tlhajoane M, Karanja S, Bolster N, Bunywera C, Rono H, Merletti F, Tadesse D, Odero K, Munyendo D, Njeru A, Murira S, Omoga T, Mutinda A, Burton M, Bastawrous A.   +19 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Utilisation of eye care services by urban and rural Australians [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002
To investigate factors related to the use of eye care services in Australia.Health, eye care service use, and sociodemographic data were collected in a structured interview of participants in a population based study. All participants had a standard eye examination.Men (OR 1.3 CL 1.02, 1.7), those who spoke Greek (OR 2.1 CL 1.1, 3.8) or Italian (OR 1.9
Jill Keeffe, Le Ann M. Weih, Catherine A. McCarty, Hugh R. Taylor   +3 more
openalex   +5 more sources

“Doctor my eyes”: A natural experiment on the demand for eye care services [PDF]

Social Science & Medicine, 2016
Preventive health care is promoted by many organisations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to regional and national governments. The degree of cost-sharing between individuals and the health care service affects preventive service use. For instance, out-of-pocket fees that are paid by individuals for curative services reduce preventive care ...
Dickey, H, Ikenwilo, D, Norwood, P, Watson, Verity, Zangelidis, A   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices regarding trachoma in Central Division of Kajiado County, Kenya

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2015
Trachoma is responsible for the visual impairment of about two million people worldwide, out of which a majority are irreversibly blind. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices of the community regarding
Arthur S. Ng'etich, Claudio Owino, Ahmad Juma, Kevin N. Khisa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eye care services and benefits paid by medical schemes in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Vision impairment (VI) affects people worldwide, and demographic factors like age are significantly linked to VI. Routine eye exams and other eye care treatments can detect and prevent common eye illnesses.
Michael M. Willie
doaj   +1 more source

Considerations in the integration of eye care into leprosy care services

Leprosy Review, 1992
Little attention has been directed to the development, management and evaluation of eye care programmes for leprosy patients. This paper examines when an eye care programme for leprosy patients is needed, methods for integrating eye care into leprosy control programmes and lists of available ocular leprosy teaching materials.
Susan Lewallen, Paul Courtright
openaire   +3 more sources

Parental knowledge and attitude to children's eye care services [PDF]

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2016
Background: The early years of life is very significant in the development of the eyes and vision, any disruption at this stage may lead to severe visual impairment or even blindness. Eye examination and treatment of children is not just a right of the child, but also a necessity to properly monitor and evaluate the eyes and visual structure.
Onyekachukwu M. Amiebenomo, DC Achugwo, I Abah   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Requirements for Driving and Perceived Barriers to Accessing Eye Care Services; a Comparative Study of Government and Commercial Drivers in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Satisfactory driving and eye tests at accredited centers by national traffic regulatory agencies are prerequisites for issuance of driver's license.
Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole, Abiodun Oladejo Egwuenu, Simeon Whenayon Ajisegiri, Adeleye Abiodun Adeomi, Oluwatosin Adediran Adeoye, Moses Katbi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and practices of eye health professionals about the availability and accessibility of child eye care services in the public sector in Swaziland

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: International and African rights instruments stipulate that children have the right to access quality general and eye health care. Lack of access to quality eye care can have a significant negative impact on the child, family and society in ...
Velibanti Sukati, Vanessa R. Moodley, Khathutshelo P. Mashige   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Insurance Coverage and Use of Eye Care Services [PDF]

Archives of Ophthalmology, 2008
To compare realized access or use of eye care services in adults with self-reported vision problems in Canada and the United States.Using the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, we examined the differences in use of eye care services in 2018 Canadian respondents and 2930 American respondents with self-reported vision problems.
Jinan B. Saaddine, Paul P. Lee, Edward W. Gregg, Sanjay Sharma, Xuanping Zhang, Lawrence E. Barker, Theodore J. Thompson, Giuseppina Imperatore, Xinzhi Zhang, Linda S. Geiss   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources