Reasons for poor follow-up of diabetic retinopathy patients after screening in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mtuya, Christina ^a   Cleland, Charles R ^b   Philippin, Heiko ^b,c   Paulo, Kidayi ^a   Njau, Bernard ^a   Makupa, William U ^b   Hall, Claudette ^d   Hall, Anthony ^e   Courtright, Paul ^f   Mushi, Declare ^a  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Newcastle Eye Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Diabetic retinopathy; Follow up; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84978535934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0288-z     Document Type: Article

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