Patterns and determinants of incident cataract surgery in China from 2011 to 2015 using a nationally representative longitudinal database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate incident cataract surgery and to investigate determinants of cataract surgery uptake in Chinese adults.

Design

This nationally representative longitudinal study recorded self-reported incident cataract surgery, and measured biological, clinical and socioeconomical characteristics at baseline and endline.

Setting

In the first stage, 150 county-level units were randomly chosen with a probability-proportional-to-size sampling technique from a sampling frame containing all county-level units. The sample was stratified by region and within region by urban district or rural county and per capita gross domestic product. The final sample of 150 counties fell within 28 provinces of China.

Participants

Urban and rural Chinese persons aged 45 yea

SUBMITTER: Jan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature