The cost and effectiveness of eight approaches to reducing barriers to cataract surgery were evaluated in a rural area of South India during 1987-1989. The approaches were based on four intervention alternatives–aphakic motivator (AM), basic eye health worker (BW), screening van (SV), and mass media (MM). Each intervention was offered at two levels of economic… Continue reading The cost effectiveness of strategies to reduce barriers to cataract surgery. The Operations Research Group
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Social determinants of cataract surgery utilization in south India. The Operations Research Group
A field trial was conducted to compare the effects of eight health education and economic incentive interventions on the awareness and acceptance of cataract surgery. Cataract screening and follow-up surgery were offered to more than 19,000 residents age 40 years and older in a probability sample of 90 villages in south India. Eight months after… Continue reading Social determinants of cataract surgery utilization in south India. The Operations Research Group