Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review

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dc.contributor.advisorCourtright, Paulen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAboobaker, Shaheeren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T07:45:23Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T07:45:23Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Africa. We sought to review the available literature relating to barriers to cataract surgery in Africa. Methods: A review of the literature was undertaken using PubMed and Google Scholar using the search terms "barriers, cataract, Africa, cataract surgery, cataract surgical coverage (CSC), and Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)". The review covered the period 1999-2014. Results: In RAABs, barriers related to awareness and access were more commonly reported than acceptance, while non -RAAB studies reported cost as the most commonly reported barrier. The few qualitative studies tended to report community and family dynamics with regard to barriers to cataract surgery. CSC was reported as lower in females in 88.2% of the studies. Conclusion: Studies of barriers to cataract surgery give variable responses. This may be due to the study context but also may be due to the type of data collection. It is likely that qualitative data will give a deeper understanding of the complex social, family, community, financial and gender issues relating to barriers to uptake of cataract surgery in Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAboobaker, S. (2016). <i>Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Ophthalmology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20325en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAboobaker, Shaheer. <i>"Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Ophthalmology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20325en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAboobaker, S. 2016. Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Aboobaker, Shaheer AB - Background: Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Africa. We sought to review the available literature relating to barriers to cataract surgery in Africa. Methods: A review of the literature was undertaken using PubMed and Google Scholar using the search terms "barriers, cataract, Africa, cataract surgery, cataract surgical coverage (CSC), and Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)". The review covered the period 1999-2014. Results: In RAABs, barriers related to awareness and access were more commonly reported than acceptance, while non -RAAB studies reported cost as the most commonly reported barrier. The few qualitative studies tended to report community and family dynamics with regard to barriers to cataract surgery. CSC was reported as lower in females in 88.2% of the studies. Conclusion: Studies of barriers to cataract surgery give variable responses. This may be due to the study context but also may be due to the type of data collection. It is likely that qualitative data will give a deeper understanding of the complex social, family, community, financial and gender issues relating to barriers to uptake of cataract surgery in Africa. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review TI - Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20325 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20325
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAboobaker S. Barriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic review. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Ophthalmology, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20325en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Ophthalmologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOphthalmologyen_ZA
dc.titleBarriers to cataract surgery in Africa: a systematic reviewen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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