A population-based cross-sectional study of barriers to uptake of eye care services in South India: the Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) project

Objective To assess the barriers to uptake of eye care services among those with avoidable impairment in the population aged ≥40 years in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Community setting. Participants Of 7800 participants recruited from one urban and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open 2014-06, Vol.4 (6), p.e005125-e005125
Hauptverfasser:	Marmamula, Srinivas, Khanna, Rohit C, Shekhar, Konegari, Rao, Gullapalli N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Blindness Cataracts Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Eye surgery Female Health Services - utilization Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Humans India Macular degeneration Male Middle Aged Ophthalmology Population Program Evaluation Rural areas Studies Surgery Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors Urban areas Vision Disorders - therapy Visual impairment
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective To assess the barriers to uptake of eye care services among those with avoidable impairment in the population aged ≥40 years in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Community setting. Participants Of 7800 participants recruited from one urban and two rural locations using a two-stage cluster random sampling methodology, 7378 (95%) were examined. Eye examinations were conducted using a rapid assessment protocol. Visual impairment (VI) was defined as presenting visual acuity
ISSN:	2044-6055 2044-6055
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005125