Barriers to the uptake of eye care services: A cross-sectional survey from rural and urban communities
There are major personal- and service-related barriers to eye care services in Madang. These barriers could be overcome through strategic human resource development, health education, school screening programs, and establishing eye care centres in the communities to improve the uptake of eye care services in Madang and more widely across the country.
Authors
- Bismark Owusu-Afriyie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-030X)
- Theresa Gende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-0780)
- Felix Ivihi
- Issac Kopil
- Nancy Peter
Institutions
- Divine Word University (PG)
- Fred Hollows Foundation (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308294
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.44
Funders
- Fred Hollows Foundation