Effective cataract surgical coverage in India : Evidence from 31 districts

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BACKGROUND: Effective Cataract Surgical Coverage (eCSC) is a core outcomes domain indicator to assess accessibility and quality of eye care services with limited available information.

PURPOSE: To generate baseline estimates of eCSC for India.

METHODS: We performed the analysis of data pooled from Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness surveys conducted in 31 districts of India during 2015-2019 among persons aged 50+ years. eCSC was calculated at various thresholds, the primary being operable cataract at best corrected visual acuity <6/12, good outcome at presenting visual acuity of 6/12.

RESULTS: Age-sex standardized and weighed eCSC in India was 36.7% (95% CI: 33.6, 39.9), and cataract surgical coverage (CSC) was 57.3% (95% CI: 53.3, 61.2), a relative quality gap in cataract surgery being 36.0%. eCSC in males was higher at 38.0% than females (35.6%). eCSC increased with education from 31.0% in illiterate participants to 59.7% in class 10 educated. On multivariate analysis, rural setting, increasing age, and residence in eastern or northeastern zones of India continued to be associated with poor/worse eCSC, while female gender was associated with higher eCSC. District-wide variations in eCSC were observed.

CONCLUSION: Developmental factors have an important bearing on eCSC in India. Geographical variations point toward the need for targeted, locally relevant strategies.

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2024

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2024

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Indian journal of ophthalmology - (2024) vom: 16. Apr.

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Englisch

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Gupta, Vivek [VerfasserIn]
Vashist, Praveen [VerfasserIn]
Sarath, S [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Noopur [VerfasserIn]
Senjam, Suraj Singh [VerfasserIn]
Shukla, Pallavi [VerfasserIn]
Grover, Sumit [VerfasserIn]
Shamanna, B R [VerfasserIn]
Vemparala, Rajshekhar [VerfasserIn]
Wadhwani, Meenakshi [VerfasserIn]
Bhardwaj, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Promila [VerfasserIn]
Titiyal, Jeewan S [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.4103/IJO.IJO_2835_23

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NLM371119901