Utilisation of eye health services and compliance with spectacles wear among community school adolescents: a mixed-methods study from Bagmati province of Nepal
There are multiple barriers for students to use eye care services and stay compliant with spectacles wear. Eye health programmes should include eye health promotion and be accessible, affordable and equitable.
Authors
- Samata Sharma
- Rajan Kumar Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-4655)
- Manish Kayastha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-3512)
- Deepak Khadka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8436-129X)
- Bijay Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-9877)
- Madan Prasad Upadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-0413)
- Rinkal Suwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2033-8610)
Institutions
- Biratnagar Eye Hospital (NP)
- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (NP)
- Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital (NP)
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087287
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development