A qualitative study on barriers and enablers to uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening by people with diabetes in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

A qualitative study on barriers and enablers to uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening by people with diabetes in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Blindness and visual impairment from diabetic retinopathy (DR) are avoidable through early detection and timely treatment. The Western Province of Sri Lanka has the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) (18.6%) in the country. A situational analysis identified a significan...

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Main Authors: Mapa Mudiyanselage Prabhath Nishantha Piyasena, Gudlavalleti Venkata S. Murthy, Jennifer L. Y. Yip, Clare Gilbert, Tunde Peto, Mahesh Premarathna, Maria Zuurmond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Barriers
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Screening
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0160-y

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