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Luke N Allen1, Sarah Karanja2, Michael Gichangi3
1Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. luke.allen@lshtm.ac.uk.
International journal for equity in health
|August 26, 2024
概括
在肯尼亚,获得必要的眼科护理是有限的,特别是在服务或手工工作中的年轻男性. 只有不到一半的转诊治疗者实际上接受治疗,这突显了医疗保健的重大障碍.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 肯尼亚80%以上的失明是可以预防或治疗的,但有750万肯尼亚人需要眼科服务.
- 眼科护理的系统性障碍仍然存在,不成比例地影响某些社会人口群体.
- 了解这些障碍对于改善肯尼亚的眼睛健康平等至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在肯尼亚梅鲁县转诊的患者中,确定与获得眼科治疗相关的社会人口统计因素.
- 在视力影响计划中为有针对性的干预提供信息,以减少眼科护理获得的差异.
- 分析人口特征与查后治疗坚持之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 采用了务实,横截面的设计,将社会人口统计数据收集嵌入到现有的眼睛查程序中.
- 从4240名检测阳性并转诊接受治疗的个人中收集了数据.
- 使用后勤回归分析来确定社会人口统计学变量与治疗准入之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 在2023年4月至7月期间,只有46%的被转诊治疗眼睛的人获得了护理.
- 年龄,性别和职业与获得护理有显著的关联 (p < 0.001).
- 年轻的成年人 (18-44岁),男性,以及销售,服务和手工职业的个人最不可能接受护理.
结论:
- 在梅鲁县,获得基本眼科服务的机会很低,而且不公平,年轻人中存在严重的缺口.
- 需要有针对性的战略来解决年轻人群和某些职业中面临的具体障碍.
- 进一步的研究应该调查这些群体无法获得必要的眼科护理的确切障碍.
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