Health policy and eye care services in Jamaica
Optom Vis Sci
; 77(1): 51-7, Jan. 2000. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-127
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JM3.1
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To test the hypothesis that access to and amount of eye care services in Jamaica are inadequate and that this is related to insufficient eye care personnel and legal limitations on optometric practice in Jamaica.METHODS:
An eye care provider survey, a consumer survey, and a literature search were used for data collection. The consumer sample consisted of 500 subjects (aged 16 to 84 years or older) recruited from a stratified random sample of food markets in Jamaica. The provider sample consisted of 10 opthalmologists and 10 optometrists, randomly selected from licensing rosters. Adequacy of amount of eye care services was measured by comparing the frequency of eye examinations in Jamaica with professinal practice guidelines. Access was measured by the eye provider to population ratio compared with calculated need for adequate care.RESULTS:
Only 38.6 percent of the study population had received an eye examination within 3 years and only 23.4 percent reported having eye examinations at least once every 3 years. Over 43 percent had never received an eye examination. The total eye care provider/population ratio was only 2.04/100,000 and only 1.32/100,000 when optometrists are excluded.CONCLUSION:
Access to and amount of eye care professionals services are severely inadequate in Jamaica. Outdated optometric laws governing the activities of eye care professionals compound the problem. (AU)
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Arranjos de Entrega
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Arranjos de Governança
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Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Optometria
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Mão de Obra em Saúde
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Política de Saúde
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Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Guia de prática clínica
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Estudo observacional
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Pesquisa qualitativa
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Idoso, 80 anos ou mais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Optom Vis Sci
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
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