The Eye Care Needs of Persons with Visual Impairment in a District Hospital in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorKarikari, Opoku Vincent
dc.contributor.authorDogbe, Joslin Alexei
dc.contributor.authorHammond, Charles
dc.contributor.authorPaintsil, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorFrimpong, Evans
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-28T12:37:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T00:46:50Z
dc.date.available2018-09-28T12:37:43Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T00:46:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.descriptionPublished in Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciencesen_US
dc.description.abstractAlmost 80% of the world‟s visual impairment is treatable or preventable. Regardless of this, millions of people are at risk of visual loss due to the lack of eye-care services. The study examined eye care needs of persons with visual impairments in a District Hospital in Ghana, specifically to assess the availability of eye care services, challenges and measures to improve accessibility. A qualitative approach was adopted to interview persons with visual impairments and eye care providers. Purposive sampling was used to select a sample size of 20; 15 visually impaired and 5 health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide was adopted to capture data onto a voice recorder and transcribed into written notes. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse themes generated from the data according to the objectives. The study found that eye care services were available to some extent but accessibility to the services was limited due to inadequate transport fares and poor health insurance coverage. Aids to accompany clients were limited. Poor infrastructure and equipment limited the ability of healthcare providers to offer effective services. The study recommends that outreach services should be encouraged to provide services at the doorstep to majority and refer complex cases to hospital to reduce cost of transportation. The study further recommends that relevant infrastructure and equipment should be provided by government through the Ghana Blind Union to improve eye care services and also to ensure that health insurance policies adequately cover diagnosis, treatment and the provision of assistive devices.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationPublished in Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/11405
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScholars Middle East Publishersen_US
dc.subjectvisual impairmentsen_US
dc.subjecteye careen_US
dc.subjectpersons with visual impairmentsen_US
dc.subjectassistive deviceen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectGhana Blind Unionen_US
dc.titleThe Eye Care Needs of Persons with Visual Impairment in a District Hospital in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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