{"title":"Case–control study of determinants of corrective upper eyelid surgery refusals among trachomatous trichiasis patients in Ethiopia","authors":"Melese Kitu, K. Mihretie, T. Abuhay","doi":"10.26719/emhj.23.085","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis causes trachomatous trichiasis (TT). Surgery is the main and preferred method of treatment. However, many people decline surgery despite the availability of free services in nearby health facilities. Aims: To identify the determinants of surgery refusal among TT patients in Ethiopia. Methods: This community-based, case–control study was conducted among 338 cases and 338 controls from 5 October to 17 December 2018. Using systematic random sampling, we selected people who had been operated on (controls) and those who refused surgery (cases) from registration documents and used a pre-tested, interviewer-administered, structured questionnaire for data collection. We used SPSS version 23 to analyse the data and used multivariate logistic regression to identify the determinants. Results: Having witnessed a poor surgical outcome [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 3.51, 95% CI: 1.94–6.35] and lack of knowledge about TT (aOR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.18–2.65) increased the refusal rate for surgery. Having trust in the surgeon (aOR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.15–0.45), knowledge about eyelid surgery (aOR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.16–0.64), long duration of trichiasis (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.31–0.79), decision-making via discussion with the family (aOR: 0.29, 95% CI: 0.13–0.64), frequent epilation (aOR: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.17–0.60), and receiving personal advice (aOR: 0.11, 95% CI: 0.04–0.28) reduced refusal rates. Conclusion: Refusing to have TT surgery was significantly related to knowledge about upper eyelid surgery, past surgical outcomes, decision-making capacity, and personal influences. Improved systems for upper eyelid surgery should be established in Ethiopia to better manage, and reduce unfavourable, surgical outcomes, and reduce surgery refusal.","PeriodicalId":11411,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal","volume":"809 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.23.085","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis causes trachomatous trichiasis (TT). Surgery is the main and preferred method of treatment. However, many people decline surgery despite the availability of free services in nearby health facilities. Aims: To identify the determinants of surgery refusal among TT patients in Ethiopia. Methods: This community-based, case–control study was conducted among 338 cases and 338 controls from 5 October to 17 December 2018. Using systematic random sampling, we selected people who had been operated on (controls) and those who refused surgery (cases) from registration documents and used a pre-tested, interviewer-administered, structured questionnaire for data collection. We used SPSS version 23 to analyse the data and used multivariate logistic regression to identify the determinants. Results: Having witnessed a poor surgical outcome [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 3.51, 95% CI: 1.94–6.35] and lack of knowledge about TT (aOR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.18–2.65) increased the refusal rate for surgery. Having trust in the surgeon (aOR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.15–0.45), knowledge about eyelid surgery (aOR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.16–0.64), long duration of trichiasis (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.31–0.79), decision-making via discussion with the family (aOR: 0.29, 95% CI: 0.13–0.64), frequent epilation (aOR: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.17–0.60), and receiving personal advice (aOR: 0.11, 95% CI: 0.04–0.28) reduced refusal rates. Conclusion: Refusing to have TT surgery was significantly related to knowledge about upper eyelid surgery, past surgical outcomes, decision-making capacity, and personal influences. Improved systems for upper eyelid surgery should be established in Ethiopia to better manage, and reduce unfavourable, surgical outcomes, and reduce surgery refusal.
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The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, established in 1995, is the flagship health periodical of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
The mission of the Journal is to contribute to improving health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by publishing and publicising quality health research and information with emphasis on public health and the strategic health priorities of the Region. It aims to: further public health knowledge, policy, practice and education; support health policy-makers, researchers and practitioners; and enable health professionals to remain informed of developments in public health.
The EMHJ:
-publishes original peer-reviewed research and reviews in all areas of public health of relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region
-encourages, in particular, research related to the regional health priorities, namely: health systems strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable diseases; noncommunicable diseases and mental health; reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition
-provides up-to-date information on public health developments with special reference to the Region.
The Journal addresses all members of the health profession, health educational institutes, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the area of public health within and outside the Region.