Challenges faced by key informants practicing case finding for vision loss in children: The experience in Cross River State, Nigeria

International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 259-265

  Duke, Roseline ^a   Ameh, Soter ^a,b   Nwagbara, Eucharia ^a   Lewallen, Susan ^c,d   Courtright, Paul ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Challenges; Childhood blindness; Family; Key informants; Stigma; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHALLENGES; CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS; FAMILY; KEY INFORMANTS; STIGMA; TRANSPORTATION;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84890061004     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht024     Document Type: Article

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