NDLI: Understanding the behavioral determinants that predict barriers and enablers of screening and treatment behaviors for diabetic retinopathy among Bangladeshi women: findings from a barrier analysis

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Author	Kalam, Md Abul Al Asif, Chowdhury Abdullah Hasan, Md. Mehedi Arif-Ur-Rahman, Md. Nag, Dipak Kumar Sen, Pallab Kumar Haque Akhanda, Md. Aminul Davis, Thomas P. Talukder, Aminuzzaman
Abstract	Background and aim While early detection and timely treatments can prevent diabetic retinopathy (DR) related blindness, barriers to receiving these DR services may cause permanent sight loss. Despite having similar prevalence to diabetes and DR, women are less likely than men to perform these behaviors due to multi-faced barriers in screening and receiving follow-up treatments for DR. This study, therefore, aimed at identifying the barriers to – and enablers of – screening and follow-up treatments behaviors for DR among women aged more than 40 years with diabetes from the behavioral perspectives in Bangladesh. Methods This Barrier Analysis study interviewed 360 women (180 “Doers” and 180 “Non-doers”) to explore twelve behavioral determinants of four DR behaviors including screening, injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF medication), laser therapy and vitro-retinal surgery. The data analysis was performed to calculate estimated relative risk to identify the degree of association between the determinants and behaviors, and to find statistically significant differences (at p < 0.05) in the responses between the Doers and Non-doers. Results Access to healthcare facilities was the major barrier impeding women from performing DR behaviors. Difficulty in locating DR service centers, the need to travel long distances, the inability to travel alone and during illness, challenges of paying for transportation and managing workload significantly affected women’s ability to perform the behaviors. Other determinants included women’s perceived self-efficacy, perceived negative consequences (e.g. fear and discomfort associated with injections or laser treatment), and cues for action. Significant perceived enablers included low cost of DR treatments, supportive attitudes by healthcare providers, government policy, and perceived social norms. Conclusion The study found a host of determinants related to the barriers to and enablers of DR screening and treatment behaviors. These determinants included perceived self-efficacy (and agency), positive and negative consequences, perceived access, perceived social norms, culture, and perceived risk. Further investments are required to enhance the availability of DR services within primary and secondary health institutions along with health behavior promotion to dispel misconceptions and fears related to DR treatments.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-023-16106-8
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	23
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-08-30
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Treatments Behavioral determinants Barrier analysis Women Bangladesh Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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