دورية أكاديمية
Utilisation pattern of ophthalmic services in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
| العنوان: | Utilisation pattern of ophthalmic services in Ashanti Region, Ghana. |
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| المؤلفون: | Mohammed AK; Department of Optometry, Faculty of Biosciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumas, Ghana; and Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban. kabir265@gmail.com., Munsamy AJ |
| المصدر: | African journal of primary health care & family medicine [Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med] 2024 Feb 20; Vol. 16 (1), pp. e1-e8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 20. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: OpenJournals Pub Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 101520860 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2071-2936 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20712928 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Tygervalley, South Africa : OpenJournals Pub. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Cross-Sectional Studies*, Adolescent ; Adult ; Humans ; Young Adult ; Ghana ; Logistic Models ; Health Services ; Ophthalmology |
| مستخلص: | Background: Best practice in optometry and ophthalmology recommends regular visits to eye care professionals, as routine eye examinations support early detection of ocular defects and associated systemic, sometimes potentially life-threatening, conditions. Aim: The study sought to determine the utilisation of ophthalmic services and its associated factors in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Setting: Fifty electoral areas in 10 of the 43 districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Methods: A total of 1615 participants, aged 18 years and above, were randomly selected in the Ashanti region of Ghana for this population-based, cross-sectional survey. The factors associated with having had an eye examination were guided by Andersen's Behavioural Model. The data were analysed using multiple logistic regression, employing the IBM SPSS software, version 25. Results: After statistical adjustments, compared with the 18-29-year-old age group, older participants were found to be more likely to utilise eye care services: In addition, participants with higher formal education had higher odds for eye care utilisation compared with no former education: Being hypertensive, self-reported vision problems and feeling that regular eye examinations are important, were statistically associated with eye care utilisation. Conclusion: There is alarmingly poor utilisation of ophthalmic services in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Effective programmes to promote public health by addressing the socio-economic and individual barriers hindering the uptake of ophthalmic services in the Ashanti region of Ghana are thus necessary.Contribution: The study addresses a gap in the knowledge of factors associated with ophthalmic services utilisation in the Ashanti region of Ghana. |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: blindness; eye care services; ophthalmic services; utilisation; visual impairment |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240301 Date Completed: 20240304 Latest Revision: 20240329 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240329 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10913157 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4326 |
| PMID: | 38426774 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2071-2936 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4326 |