دورية أكاديمية
Ophthalmic services utilisation and associated factors in the Ashanti region, Ghana.
| العنوان: | Ophthalmic services utilisation and associated factors in the Ashanti region, Ghana. |
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| المؤلفون: | Mohammed AK; Discipline of Optometry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.; Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Munsamy AJ; Discipline of Optometry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| المصدر: | Ghana medical journal [Ghana Med J] 2023 Jan; Vol. 57 (1), pp. 58-65. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Ghana Medical Association Country of Publication: Ghana NLM ID: 0073210 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2616-163X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00169560 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ghana Med J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Accra : Ghana Medical Association |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Facilities and Services Utilization* , Health Services Accessibility*, Adult ; Humans ; Ghana ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Educational Status |
| مستخلص: | Objective: This survey determined the utilisation of eye care services and associated factors among adults in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Design: A population-based cross-sectional descriptive study. Method: Data for this study was collected from 1615 randomly selected individuals in the Ashanti region of Ghana, using a structured, pretested interviewer-guided questionnaire. Information regarding the accessibility and determinants of, and barriers to, eye care services was based on self-reports, using the WHO Eye Care Services Assessment Questionnaire. Inferential analyses were performed using the chi-square test for statistical significance, set at p=0.05. Setting: Ashanti Region, Ghana. Participants: One thousand six hundred and fifteen randomly selected adults. Results: Public eye care facilities were used by 58.2% of the participants for their last eye exam. Of the participants, 47.0% had travelled less than five kilometres for their last eye exam. Waiting time and service cost were participants' most frequently cited challenges in seeking care. No need felt (40.1%), self-medication (37.7%) and cost (22.2%) were the most frequently mentioned barriers to seeking ophthalmic services. Conclusion: The major challenges encountered in seeking eye care services were waiting time and cost of service. Major barriers to ophthalmic services utilisation were no need felt, self-medication and cost. Factors such as cost, lack of felt need and self-medication, which serve as barriers to utilising eye care services, should be addressed by stake-holders through eye health education and promotion. Funding: None declared. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: None declared (Copyright © The Author(s).) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Ashanti region; Ghana; Ophthalmic services; Visual impairment |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230814 Date Completed: 20230815 Latest Revision: 20230815 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20230815 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10416273 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/gmj.v57i1.9 |
| PMID: | 37576369 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2616-163X |
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| DOI: | 10.4314/gmj.v57i1.9 |