| Spectacles in Fiji: need, acquisition, use and willingness to pay. | |
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PMID: 18537987 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Little information is available regarding the perceived need, previous acquisition, use and willingness to pay for spectacles in Fiji, on which to base spectacle provision services. METHODS: Using a rapid appraisal technique, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 174 urban and rural households in Fiji's Central Province to assist in planning eye-care services. RESULTS: Problems with distance and/or near vision comprised 85.8 per cent of reported eye problems and started between the ages of 40 and 64 years for 54.8 per cent of people surveyed. Of these vision problems, no treatment was sought for 24.2 per cent and of the remainder, spectacles were the treatment for 65.5 per cent. At least one person in 51.7 per cent of households previously or currently used spectacles, and 90 per cent of these reported using them for near tasks. Spectacle usage occurred in more urban (61.8 per cent) than rural (47.1 per cent) households. The majority (54.0 per cent) were willing to pay over FJD10 for spectacles in the future, although more rural (21.8 per cent) than urban (7.3 per cent) households were willing to pay less than FJD10 (USD 4.70). Where spectacles had been received at no cost in the past, 89.5 per cent were prepared to pay FJD10 or more for these in the future. CONCLUSIONS: Given the high number of reported visual problems, it should be a priority to construct a sustainable spectacle system for Fiji. This will require further consultation with the community and government but it should be possible to design a system responsive to the financial and other needs of urban and rural Fijians. |
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Authors:
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Rènée du Toit; Jacqueline Ramke; Anna Palagyi; Garry Brian |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-06-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical & experimental optometry : journal of the Australian Optometrical Association Volume: 91 ISSN: 0816-4622 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Exp Optom Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-03 Completed Date: 2008-11-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703442 Medline TA: Clin Exp Optom Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 538-44 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The Fred Hollows Foundation (New Zealand), Auckland, New Zealand. rdutoit@hollows.org.nz |
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Adult Developing Countries Eyeglasses / economics, utilization* Female Fiji / epidemiology Financing, Personal / statistics & numerical data* Health Services / utilization* Health Services Accessibility Health Services Needs and Demand / statistics & numerical data* Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care* Refractive Errors / rehabilitation Rural Population / statistics & numerical data Urban Population / statistics & numerical data Vision Disorders / rehabilitation Visually Impaired Persons / statistics & numerical data |
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