Eye care service utilization and associated factors among older adults in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The study aimed to assess the proportion of eye care service utilization and associated factors among older adults age ≥ 40 years in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia, June 2019. METHOD:A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged 40 years and above who permanently live in Hawassa city from April 25 to May 30, 2019. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 704 participants. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data was entered to EPI info version 7 & was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Binary logistic regression model was used to identify actual predictors of eye care service utilization. All variables were entered to multivariable analysis and variables with p-value < 0.05 were considered as statistically

SUBMITTER: Morka ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7162464 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature