Document Type
Conference Paper
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Health care sciences and services, Public and environmental health
Abstract
A situational analysis indicates a lack of eye health personnel who can and do refract. The logical course of action would be to train more eye health personnel. A conservative estimated annual burden of URE in lost productivity in Mozambique is $14,486,692. To achieve the V2020 target ratio, an extra 184 workers are needed in six provinces analysed.The analysis assumes the existing personnel are well trained and dedicate time to offering a refraction service. It also assumes that the patient receives the care they require. Other aspects of the situational analysis suggest this is currently not always the case. A more comprehensive analysis would look at the number of work hours each person dedicates to refraction and the outcome.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, S., Loughman, J. & Ramson, P. (2011). Addressing the burden of uncorrected refractive error in Mozambique. American Academy of Optometry Annual Conference 2011, Boston, USA. doi:10.21427/mbrf-4q82
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/mbrf-4q82
Funder
Irish Aid / Technological University Dublin
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Eye Diseases Commons, Health Services Research Commons, Optometry Commons
Publication Details
American Academy of Optometry Annual Conference 2011.