| Autor: |
Rani, Padmaja Kumari, Kasoju, Rajita, Komara, Venkatiah, Kothapalli, Raju, Choudary, Devichandar, Korani, Jyothi, Williams, Jachin D., Schor, Clifton M., Wilson, Nance |
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The International Quarterly of Community Health Education; July 2017, Vol. 37 Issue: 3-4 p161-171, 11p |
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Background To understand barriers and promoters for accessing eye care by rural communities, we used a modified approach to Photovoice, a community-based participatory action research approachMethods Community members took photographs and wrote or spoke stories based upon a series of questions intended to facilitate deeper thinking. Fifteen rural paramedical team members who were affiliated with the rural network of L V Prasad Eye Institute, and 60 people from four villages reported barriers and promoters for eye care access for 20 villagesResults Important barriers for accessing eye care included the following: no caretaker at home for grandchildren except for the grandparent(s), alcoholism, uncontrolled blood pressure, inadequate diabetes management, lack of escort for blind people and elders, affordability, and inadequate clinic staffing during summer season when farming villagers were available. Important promoters for seeking eye care included having a neighbor who had a good surgical outcome in one eye which resulted in the ability to resume work. The Photovoiceproject offered specific suggestions to hospital management for improving eye care access, including providing evening transportation, providing additional surgical staffing during busy summer season, and the creation of tool spectacle repair kits to be kept at the primary vision centersConclusions This Photovoiceproject facilitated a deeper understanding of the important barriers and promoters for accessing eye care by villagers, and by the rural eye care team, offering specific suggestions to hospital management for improving eye care access and to communicate without any inhibiting factors like fear of hierarchy within the hospital administration. |
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