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Utilization of eye health‐care services in Australia: the National Eye Health Survey [PDF]

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2017
AbstractImportanceNational data on eye health‐care service utilization will inform Australia's eye health policy.BackgroundTo investigate the utilization of eye health‐care services by Australians.DesignCross‐sectional survey.ParticipantsIndigenous Australians aged 40 years and older and non‐Indigenous Australians aged 50 years and older.MethodsOne ...
Joshua Foreman, Jing Xie, Stuart Keel, Hugh R Taylor, Mohamed Dirani   +4 more
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Assessment of eye health care services of Bangladesh using eye care service assessment tools

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Bangladesh is being the commissioner for oaths to vision 2020, a global campaign for elimination of avoidable blindness by 2020, formulated a national eye care plan. This report illustrates the present status of Bangladesh eye health care service using eye care service assessment tool (ECSAT) that assesses an eye health system across six ...
A.H.M. Enayet Hussain, Lutful Husain, Abhijeet Roy, Tapash Roy, Rafiqul Islam, Mohammad Awlad Hossain, Munir Ahmed   +6 more
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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
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Perceptions of Eye Health and Eye Health Services among Adults Attending Outreach Eye Care Clinics in Papua New Guinea

Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2015
To determine how people attending outreach eye care clinics in Papua New Guinea (PNG) perceive eye health and eye health services.An interview-based questionnaire was administrated to a convenience sample of 614 adult participants across four provinces and perceptions of eye health and eye health services were recorded.
Burnett, A, Yu, M, Paudel, P, Naduvilath, T, Fricke, TR, Hani, Y, Garap, J   +6 more
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Integration of eye health into primary care services in Tanzania: a qualitative investigation of experiences in two districts

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Visual impairment is a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting nearly 5% of the population. Efforts to combat avoidable causes have been hampered by weak health systems and little evidence exists to suggest what interventions ...
Emma Jolley, Milka Mafwiri, Joanna Hunter, Elena Schmidt   +3 more
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Barriers to the uptake of eye health services of the children in rural Bangladesh: A community-based cross-sectional survey. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Globally, ocular morbidity and disability among children are major public health concerns. This study was designed to explore the health-seeking behaviours of parents in Bangladesh whose children have ocular problems.
Hussain AHME, Islam L, Mashreky SR, Rahman AKMF, Viitasara E, Dalal K.   +5 more
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Barriers to Accessing Eye Health Services in Suburban Communities in Nampula, Mozambique. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Globally, an estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired (VI) or blind, and a large proportion (90%) of those affected live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to eye health services is limited.
Sengo DB, Marraca NA, Muaprato AM, García-Sanjuan S, Caballero P, López-Izquierdo I.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Access to eye health services among indigenous Australians: an area level analysis

BMC Ophthalmology, 2012
Background This project is a community-level study of equity of access to eye health services for Indigenous Australians. Methods The project used data on eye health services from multiple sources including Medicare Australia, inpatient and outpatient ...
Kelaher Margaret, Ferdinand Angeline, Taylor Hugh   +2 more
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Assessment of the distribution of human and material resources for eye health in the public sector in Nampula, Mozambique

Human Resources for Health, 2023
Background The unavailability of human and material resources can affect access to eye health services, constituting an obstacle in the fight against avoidable visual impairment.
Dulnério Barbosa Sengo, Zubair Momade Abudo Salamo, Isaura Ilorena d’Alva Brito dos Santos, Laura Mavota Mate, Sancho Manuel Chivinde, Raul Moragues, Pablo Caballero Pérez, Inmaculada López-Izquierdo   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Ophthalmic services during ongoing conflict: the eye health system in Yemen [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2019
There is little information on the provision of ophthalmic services and the eye health system in Yemen. Using the WHO framework for analysing health systems, we aim to assess what is known about the current eye health system in Yemen with ongoing conflict. Financial constraints, transportation difficulties and security instability are barriers for many
David McMaster, Mahfouth Abdallah Bamashmus   +1 more
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