Why are children brought late for cataract surgery? Qualitative findings from Tanzania

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 383-388

  Bronsard, Annie ^a,b   Geneau, Robert ^b,c,d   Shirima, Sylvia ^b   Courtright, Paul ^b   Mwende, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Opthalmology (KCCO)   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avoidable blindness; Childhood cataract; Gender and blindness; Health seeking behaviors; Surgical delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CONGENITAL CATARACT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAFF TRAINING; TANZANIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57449093826     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802488624     Document Type: Article

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