Eye care utilization pattern in South Africa: results from SANHANES-1.

Kwadwo Owusu AkuffoRonel SewpaulNatisha DukhiAkosua Kesewah AsareDavid Ben KumahEmmanuel Kofi AddoEldad Agyei-ManuPriscilla Reddy

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

Almost three-quarters of South Africans sampled were not utilizing eye care services. It is imperative to strengthen current public health measures (including eye health promotion programs) to address the alarmingly low uptake of eye care services as well as the disparities in eye care utilization in South Africa.

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