Courtright P
International Eye Foundation, Blantyre, Malawi.
East Afr Med J. 1994 Dec;71(12):803-4.
We sought to determine the proportion of women with trichiasis who subsequently accepted surgery and to evaluate factors related to acceptance. Women who accepted surgery were more likely to be widows, to be of low socioeconomic status, to live close to a main road, to know another woman who had surgery for trichiasis, and to have trichiasis in both eyes than women who did not accept surgery. Our results suggest that considerable education and encouragement are needed to increase acceptance of surgery for trichiasis.
我们试图确定患有倒睫的女性中随后接受手术的比例，并评估与接受手术相关的因素。与未接受手术的女性相比，接受手术的女性更有可能是寡妇，社会经济地位较低，居住在靠近主干道的地方，认识另一位接受过倒睫手术的女性，并且双眼患有倒睫。我们的结果表明，需要进行大量的教育和鼓励，以提高对倒睫手术的接受度。
