Socioeconomic position and eye health outcomes: identifying inequality in rapid population-based surveys
In: BMJ Open, Jg. 13 (2023-03-01), Heft 3
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Objective Monitoring health outcomes disaggregated by socioeconomic position (SEP) is crucial to ensure no one is left behind in efforts to achieve universal health coverage. In eye health planning, rapid population surveys are most commonly implemented; these need an SEP measure that is feasible to collect within the constraints of a streamlined examination protocol. We aimed to assess whether each of four SEP measures identified inequality—an underserved group or socioeconomic gradient—in key eye health outcomes.Design Population-based cross-sectional survey.Participants A subset of 4020 adults 50 years and older from a nationally representative sample of 9188 adults aged 35 years and older in The Gambia.Outcome measures Blindness (presenting visual acuity (PVA)
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Socioeconomic position and eye health outcomes: identifying inequality in rapid population-based surveys
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Mactaggart, Islay ; Bastawrous, Andrew ; Matthew J Burton ; Ramke, Jacqueline ; Min J Kim ; McCormick, Ian ; Jobe, Modou ; Allen, Luke ; Badjie, Omar ; Hydara, Abba ; Segun I Olaniyan ; Nyakassi M B Sanyang ; Jarju, Gibril ; Njai, Modou ; Sankareh, Alhagie |
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Zeitschrift: | BMJ Open, Jg. 13 (2023-03-01), Heft 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | BMJ Publishing Group, 2023 |
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ISSN: | 2022-0693 (print) ; 2044-6055 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069325 |
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