Ntim-Amponsah Ct, Amoaku Wmk, Ofosu-Amaah S
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. Box GP4236, Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2005 Mar;39(1):19-23. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v39i1.35975.
To determine eye care services sought outside the regular hospital system and their providers.
Akwapim South district
Questionnaire survey and in depth interviews.
We recruited 1,537 persons with a previous history of eye disease and alternate service providers (21 chemical shop attendants and 55 herbalists). There was no significant difference between patronage of the regular and the alternative providers (p value 0.78). Most of the herbalists were trained by relations; parents (29/55) and grandparents (10/55). Two thirds had some formal education and 96% practiced part-time. Over 75% claimed they treated cataracts, eye injuries, and "kooko" and 28% also treated red eyes. Chemical shop attendants were all literates, sold only antibiotic eye drops, and 64% practiced full time.
Herbalists and chemical sellers provided substantive eye care along the regular hospital services but some of their practices may be harmful.
确定在常规医院系统之外寻求的眼保健服务及其提供者。
阿夸皮姆南区
问卷调查和深入访谈。
我们招募了1537名有眼部疾病史的人和替代服务提供者（21名药店店员和55名草药医生）。在常规提供者和替代提供者的顾客人数之间没有显著差异（p值为0.78）。大多数草药医生是由亲属培训的；父母（29/55）和祖父母（10/55）。三分之二的人接受过一些正规教育，96%的人兼职行医。超过75%的人声称他们治疗白内障、眼部损伤和“kooko”，28%的人还治疗红眼。药店店员都是识字的，只销售抗生素眼药水，64%的人全职工作。
草药医生和药品销售者在常规医院服务之外提供了大量的眼保健服务，但他们的一些做法可能有害。
