Social Risk Factors Associated With Microbial Keratitis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this study was to identify social risk factors (SRFs) that affect microbial keratitis (MK) care using the Penchansky-Thomas (P-T) health care access framework.

Methods

This combined retrospective and prospective cohort study recruited participants with newly diagnosed MK at an academic medical center. Participant demographic information and SRFs were collected using in-person interviews and chart review. SRFs were categorized into P-T framework domains. Primary analysis included proportion of participants reporting SRFs, distribution of reported SRFs, and demographic differences associated with SRFs using descriptive statistics, chi-square, and two-sample t tests. A subgroup analysis for participants who were lost to follow-up (LTFU) was performed.

SUBMITTER: Lee MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12149330 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature