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The Role of Village Doctors in Residents' Uptake of Eye Screening: Evidence from Ageing Residents in Rural China.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jul2022, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p1197-1197, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The lack of formal eye screening is the main reason for insufficient eye care utilization in rural China. Cataract, in particular, is increasingly prevalent with the aging population, but the treatment rate is relatively low. Village doctors are the most accessible health care resource for rural residents, receiving few empirical investigations into their role in eye care. This study aims to assess the role of village doctors in residents' uptake of eye screening (vision and cataract screening), the first step of cataract treatment. Data come from a community-based, cross-sectional survey conducted in 35 villages of a county of the Gansu Province, Northwestern China, in 2020. Among 1010 residents aged ≥ 50 and 35 village doctors, the multivariate logistic regression shows that village doctors' age, time spent on public health service, and service population were positively associated with residents' uptake of vision and cataract screening. Village doctors were capable of playing an active role in primary eye health services due to their richer knowledge about cataracts than residents (accuracy rate 86.75% vs. 63.50%, p < 0.001), but less than half of them were willing to undertake eye screening. This study highlights the positive role of village doctors in aging residents' eye screening and the potential role in improving the uptake of eye screening by offering health education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OCCUPATIONAL roles
PROFESSIONS
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
AGE distribution
MEDICAL personnel
MEDICAL screening
PUBLIC health
VISION testing
SURVEYS
PRIMARY health care
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PHYSICIANS
RURAL health
LOGISTIC regression analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
RURAL population
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158241158
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071197