Barriers to uptake of free pediatric cataract surgery in malawi

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 138-143

  Schulze Schwering, M ^a,b   Finger, Robert P ^b   Barrows, John ^c   Nyrenda, Michek ^a   Kalua, Khumbo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c International Eye Foundation USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cataract surgery; Community child health; Pediatric cataract; Sociocultural barriers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICA; CATARACT SURGERY; COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH; PEDIATRIC CATARACT; SOCIOCULTURAL BARRIERS;

ADOLESCENT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84900839139     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2014.892139     Document Type: Article

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