Adherence to diabetic retinopathy care and barriers to service utilization in Nepal
DR adherence to care was found in less than half (44.3%) of the patients with DR. Paid employment was significantly associated with higher DR care adherence. Main barriers for DR adherence were lack of knowledge and awareness on DR, lack of accompanying person, and cost of the treatment. Community awareness campaigns on DR and enhance access to treatment is recommended to reduce blindness from DR.
Authors
- Lila Raj Puri
- Muhammad Imran Sarwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-1297)
- Sunil Thakali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-819X)
- Sarity Dodson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-1904)
- Raba Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4153-2663)
- Sanjita Sharma
- Manish Poudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-6724)
- Pradeep Banjara
- Ravi Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5442-6328)
- Pratibha Neupane
Institutions
- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-025-04336-w
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fred Hollows Foundation