社会人口学因素和儿科眼科检查:基于人口的分析分析
Andrew Mihalache1, Ryan S Huang1, Chris Zajner2
1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
概括
儿科眼科检查与孩子的年龄,父母的教育程度和保险状况有关. 在美国,对这些至关重要的眼科检查的差异仍然存在,这凸显了公共卫生行动的必要性.
科学领域:
- 眼科和公共卫生研究 眼科和公共卫生研究
- 儿童视力护理 儿童视力护理
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 获得定期的儿科眼科检查对于早期发现视力问题至关重要.
- 社会人口统计学因素可能会影响儿童及时接受眼科护理的可能性.
- 了解这些决定因素对于解决视力健康差异至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查各种社会人口统计因素与美国儿童眼科检查的接收之间的联系.
- 确定影响儿童获得年度眼科护理的关键决定因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了2022年国家健康访谈调查的数据.
- 包括一个以人口为基础的18岁以下参与者的样本.
- 采用多变量逻辑回归来分析社会人口统计学变量与护理人员报告的眼科检查之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 在研究的7365名儿童中,只有39.5%接受了眼科检查.
- 较年长的孩子 (4岁以上) 和父母受过高等教育的孩子更有可能接受眼科检查.
- 缺乏保险,无法负担护理费用和单亲家庭与眼科检查机会的减少有关,而非传统家庭结构中的儿童的几率更高.
结论:
- 儿童眼科检查的接受率与年龄,父母的教育程度,保险状况和护理负担能力有很大关系.
- 美国各地在获得儿科眼科检查方面存在重大不平等.
- 公共卫生倡议是必要的,以促进所有儿童平等获得基本的眼科护理.
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