Assessment of the distribution of human and material resources for eye health in the public sector in Nampula, Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The unavailability of human and material resources can affect access to eye health services, constituting an obstacle in the fight against avoidable visual impairment. This study aimed to assess the availability and distribution of human and material resources for eye health in the public sector in Nampula province.

Methods

A mixed method approach was used, which included document reviews (to extract information regarding the number of professionals and inhabitants in each district) and application of a questionnaire to heads of the ophthalmology department in each health facility (to obtain the list of available equipment). The ratios of eye health professionals per population in Nampula province and each of its districts were calculated and evaluated taking into

SUBMITTER: Sengo DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067286 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature