Understanding the behavioral determinants that predict barriers and enablers of screening and treatment behaviors for diabetic retinopathy among Bangladeshi women: findings from a barrier analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

While early detection and timely treatments can prevent diabetic retinopathy (DR) related blindness, barriers to receiving these DR services may cause permanent sight loss. Despite having similar prevalence to diabetes and DR, women are less likely than men to perform these behaviors due to multi-faced barriers in screening and receiving follow-up treatments for DR. This study, therefore, aimed at identifying the barriers to - and enablers of - screening and follow-up treatments behaviors for DR among women aged more than 40 years with diabetes from the behavioral perspectives in Bangladesh.

Methods

This Barrier Analysis study interviewed 360 women (180 "Doers" and 180 "Non-doers") to explore twelve behavioral determinants of four DR behaviors including sc

SUBMITTER: Kalam MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature