Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery.
Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery is provided free or subsidised in most trachoma endemic settings. However, only 18-66% of TT patients attend for surgery. This study analyses barriers to attendance among TT patients in Ethiopia, the country with the highest prevalence of TT in the world.Particip...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:53deb31519824674840357cd1d141292 2023-05-15T15:09:21+02:00 Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. Saul N Rajak Esmael Habtamu Helen A Weiss Amir Bedri Mulat Zerihun Teshome Gebre Clare E Gilbert Paul M Emerson Matthew J Burton 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001766 https://doaj.org/article/53deb31519824674840357cd1d141292 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429389?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001766 https://doaj.org/article/53deb31519824674840357cd1d141292 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 6, Iss 8, p e1766 (2012) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001766 2022-12-31T13:04:09Z Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery is provided free or subsidised in most trachoma endemic settings. However, only 18-66% of TT patients attend for surgery. This study analyses barriers to attendance among TT patients in Ethiopia, the country with the highest prevalence of TT in the world.Participants with previously un-operated TT were recruited at 17 surgical outreach campaigns in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. An interview was conducted to ascertain why they had not attended for surgery previously. A trachoma eye examination was performed by an ophthalmologist. 2591 consecutive individuals were interviewed. The most frequently cited barriers to previous attendance for surgery were lack of time (45.3%), financial constraints (42.9%) and lack of an escort (35.5% in females, 19.6% in males). Women were more likely to report a fear of surgery (7.7% vs 3.2%, p<0.001) or be unaware of how to access services (4.5% vs 1.0% p<0.001); men were more frequently asymptomatic (19.6% vs 10.1%, p<0.001). Women were also less likely to have been previously offered TT surgery than men (OR = 0.70, 95%CI 0.53-0.94).The major barriers to accessing surgery from the patients' perspective are the direct and indirect costs of surgery. These can to a large extent be reduced or overcome through the provision of free or low cost surgery at the community level.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00522860 and NCT00522912. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6 8 e1766 |
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Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery is provided free or subsidised in most trachoma endemic settings. However, only 18-66% of TT patients attend for surgery. This study analyses barriers to attendance among TT patients in Ethiopia, the country with the highest prevalence of TT in the world.Participants with previously un-operated TT were recruited at 17 surgical outreach campaigns in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. An interview was conducted to ascertain why they had not attended for surgery previously. A trachoma eye examination was performed by an ophthalmologist. 2591 consecutive individuals were interviewed. The most frequently cited barriers to previous attendance for surgery were lack of time (45.3%), financial constraints (42.9%) and lack of an escort (35.5% in females, 19.6% in males). Women were more likely to report a fear of surgery (7.7% vs 3.2%, p<0.001) or be unaware of how to access services (4.5% vs 1.0% p<0.001); men were more frequently asymptomatic (19.6% vs 10.1%, p<0.001). Women were also less likely to have been previously offered TT surgery than men (OR = 0.70, 95%CI 0.53-0.94).The major barriers to accessing surgery from the patients' perspective are the direct and indirect costs of surgery. These can to a large extent be reduced or overcome through the provision of free or low cost surgery at the community level.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00522860 and NCT00522912. |
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. |
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. |
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. |
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. |
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. |
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