了解印度老年人之间白内障治疗差异
Rajeev Ranjan Singh1, Sanjay K Mohanty2
1Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Frontiers in public health
|August 20, 2024
概括
白内障影响了14.25%的老年印度人,在有效的治疗机会方面存在很大的差异. 解决这些差距对于改善印度老龄化人口视觉健康结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 白内障是全球失明的主要原因,影响生活质量和经济负担.
- 印度人口老龄化需要了解白内障患病率和治疗差异.
- 之前的研究没有解决印度老年人有效白内障治疗覆盖率的社会经济差异.
研究的目的:
- 调查印度老年人白内障的患病率.
- 检查白内障治疗获得和有效覆盖的社会经济差异.
- 确定与白内障护理差异相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 利用印度长度衰老研究 (LASI) 2017-18年的数据 (n=73,396,年龄在45岁以上).
- 使用后勤回归,单变量和双变量分析.
- 整合视力敏度测试和自我报告的白内障数据.
主要成果:
- 老印度成年人中白内障的患病率为14.25%,女性和老年人更高.
- 存在显著的社会经济差异;在高等教育和城市居民中患病率较低.
- 治疗差距:27.52%未接受治疗;28%接受治疗的人接受了无效的治疗,女性,受教育程度低,贫困人口的治疗率更低.
结论:
- 白内障在印度是一个主要的公共卫生问题,特别是在老年人中.
- 在白内障治疗的获取和质量的社会经济差异需要紧急关注.
- 有针对性的干预措施对于改善印度老龄化人口的视觉健康和福祉至关重要.
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