Prevalence of cataract and factors associated with cataract surgery uptake among older persons in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study from the National Eye Survey II.

Autor: Yap JF; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 37447University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Ng QX; Department of Ophthalmology, 37446Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Sabah, Malaysia., Wai YZ; Department of Ophthalmology, 58983Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Isahak M; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 37447University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Salowi MA; Department of Ophthalmology, 91017Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.; Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, 65246Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia., Moy FM; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 37447University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical doctor [Trop Doct] 2022 Apr; Vol. 52 (2), pp. 325-330. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 31.
DOI: 10.1177/00494755221076649
Abstrakt: Nationally-representative evidence is limited on factors affecting uptake of cataract surgery in Malaysia. We found the prevalence of cataract among older persons to be 26.8%. The two most common barriers were 'need not felt' (43.5%) and 'fear of surgery or poor result' (16.2%). Reluctance for surgical intervention was greater outside the Central zone.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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