Prevalence and determinants of cataract surgical coverage in India: findings from a population-based study
| Autor: | Sannapaneni Krishnaiah, Balasubramaniam Bharath, Ramanathan V. Ramani, Ahmed Imtiaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity 020205 medical informatics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment 02 engineering and technology Odds ratio Cataract surgery medicine.disease Logistic regression Odds Surgery Population based study 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine medicine.symptom Uttar pradesh business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health. 4:320 |
| ISSN: | 2394-6040 2394-6032 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170050 |
| Popis: | Background: Cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness in most parts of developing world, including India. The objectives were to assess cataract surgical coverage (CSC) and investigate the determinants for CSC among people aged 50 years or older in India.Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted to include 2023 residents aged ≥50 years old from 72 clusters of 20 districts in six states from various parts of India. Presenting visual acuity (VA), history of cataract surgery and operable cataract were assessed by trained professionals. Prevalence of CSC and factors influencing cataract surgery (CS) were studied in the multivariable logistic regression model. A two-sided p-value of |
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