ReviewCureus2024
Illuminating Perspectives: Navigating Eye Care Access in Sub-Saharan Africa Through the Social Determinants of Health.
Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Preliminary effectiveness of musical messaging to improve child eye health service uptake in Zanzibar: a pilot randomised trial.BMJ open · 2025Trial
- Visual Difficulties and Uptake of Optical Correction Among Malawians: Insights from the 2024 Demographic and Health Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A multicenter retrospective study of non-traumatic corneal perforation: etiology, disease course, clinical manifestations, and treatment strategies.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- The Future of Interventional Keratoconus Management: Perspectives on Integrating Epithelium-on Oxygen-Enriched Cross-Linking into Comprehensive Care Pathways.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2026Article
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- Seeing the unseen: The low treatment rate of eye emergencies in Africa.World journal of methodology · 2025Article
- An Exploratory-Descriptive Qualitative Study on Accessing Eye Health Services at the Community Level in the Gamo and Gofa Zones, Southern Ethiopia.Health science reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Ensuring access to proper eye health services is not only a fundamental human right but also crucial for preserving an individual's quality of life, preventing blindness, and promoting overall well-being. This is especially true in low-income countries like Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where recognizing the intricate relationship between access to healthcare and social determinants of health (SDOH ) is crucial to addressing health disparities. The goal of this study was to elucidate and highlight not only the barriers millions face in obtaining eye care but also pave the way for interventions and policies aimed at creating equitable access across diverse populations. To do this, a scoping review was conducted across the Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, and PubMed databases for studies meeting the search terms and inclusion criteria. The results show that intervention strategies that increase vision care must extend beyond the healthcare sector to address the multifaceted challenges. Collaborating with stakeholders involved in addressing broader livelihood issues, such as food security, education, and SDOH, becomes imperative to ensure comprehensive and sustainable improvements in vision care accessibility in SSA.
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