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Factors affecting guardians' decision making on clinic-based purchase of children's spectacles in Nigeria
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254517 (2021), PLoS ONE, Chan, V F, Yong, A C, O'Neill, C, Graham, C, Congdon, N, Lohfeld, L, Stephan, T & Ebri, A 2021, ' Factors affecting guardians’ decision making on clinic-based purchase of children’s spectacles in Nigeria ', PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 7, e0254517 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254517
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
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Abstract
- BackgroundThis study aims to understand the key factors influencing guardians’ decisions when purchasing spectacles for their children in semi-urban and urban areas of Cross River State, Nigeria, where a spectacle cross-subsidisation scheme will be implemented.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among all consecutive guardians visiting the Calabar (urban), Ugep, Ikom and Ogoja (semi-urban) public eye clinics in Cross River State, southern Nigeria, from August 1 to October 31 2019, and whose children had significant refractive errors (myopia ≤-0.50D, hyperopia ≥1.50D, astigmatism >0.75D) and received spectacles. Guardians were interviewed using a questionnaire which included i) close-ended questions on reasons guardians choose to purchase spectacles for their children in eye clinics, ii) guardians’ perceptions of the quality and design of children’s current spectacle, iii) factors most heavily influencing their choice of spectacles for children, and iv) open-ended questions to seek guardians’ suggestions on how to improve the current spectacle range.ResultsAll 137 eligible guardians (67.2% women [n = 92]) who visited the selected eye clinics participated in the study (response rate = 100%), with 109 (79.6%) from semi-urban and 28 (20.4%) attending urban clinics. Guardians from both urban and semi-urban clinics prioritised frame design, quality, and material as the main factors affecting their decision when purchasing spectacles for their children. Female guardians and those with higher incomes were both 1.5 times more likely to emphasise frame quality when describing selection criteria for purchasing spectacles for their children than male guardians (p = 0.01) or guardians earning less (p = 0.03).ConclusionDesign, material, and frame quality are key factors influencing guardians when purchasing spectacles for their children in these setting and female guardians or those with higher income prioritise frame quality. This study could guide the planning and implementation of a novel cross-subsidisation scheme in Cross River State.
- Subjects :
- Male
Vision
Economics
Social Sciences
Chi Square Tests
Geographical Locations
Families
Cognition
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Myopia
Medicine and Health Sciences
Salaries
Psychology
Children
Response rate (survey)
Schools
Multidisciplinary
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Statistics
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Middle Aged
Eyeglasses
Key factors
SDG 1 - No Poverty
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Female
Sensory Perception
Anatomy
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Science
Decision Making
Nigeria
Research and Analysis Methods
Education
03 medical and health sciences
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Ocular System
medicine
Humans
Cross river
Statistical Methods
Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
030206 dentistry
Purchasing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Age Groups
Labor Economics
Family medicine
People and Places
Africa
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Eyes
Cognitive Science
Population Groupings
Perception
Head
Mathematics
Neuroscience
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eae1a68d7e82167eacd6691a8f04cd15